Jim Schultz Retires as Vice President, Environment and Energy

James Schultz, vice president, energy and environment, for AISI's government relations department, has retired from the Institute after seven years of service.

During his tenure with AISI, Schultz helped lead AISI's efforts to position steel as a sustainable industry, committed to lightening our environmental footprint. This included collecting data to measure steel's progress against various benchmarks and to show the many environmental advantages that steel offers over those of competing materials. He also represented AISI in coordination with important initiatives, such as the Asia Pacific Partnership, the International Iron and Steel Institute's work on climate change, the Climate VISION Program and the National Mercury Switch Removal Program.

"Above all, we recognize Jim Schultz as a man of character, who conducts himself with the highest level of integrity, both personally and professionally," said Andrew G. Sharkey, III, president and CEO, AISI. "I appreciate Jim's dedicated service to AISI and wish him the very best in his new responsibilities."

Schultz has accepted a position with the Council on Environmental Quality, beginning Monday, May 19.

Lawrence Kavanagh, who has served for the past 12 years as AISI vice president, manufacturing and technology, has been appointed to a new position as AISI vice president, environment and technology.

In this position, Kavanagh will be AISI's point for climate change, an issue that will dominate the public policy agenda for a long time to come. In this role, he will also represent AISI on the Asia Pacific Partnership and with the International Iron and Steel Institute's climate change and related environmental initiatives.

All of us at AISI wish Jim and his wife, Jeannie, all the best!