CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor
Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that Chief Digital Officer
and Executive Vice President, R. Joseph
Stratman, plans to retire on June 8,
2019 after more than 29 years of service with
Nucor.
Mr. Stratman began his career with Nucor in 1989 as Controller
of Nucor Building Systems-Indiana. He then served as
Controller of Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, General Manager of Nucor
Steel-Nebraska and General Manager of Nucor-Yamato. He was
promoted to Vice President of Nucor in 1999 and to Executive Vice
President of Beam and Plate Products in 2007. Mr. Stratman
later served as Executive Vice President of Business Development,
Executive Vice President of Raw Materials and most recently as
Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President.
John Ferriola, Nucor's Chairman,
CEO and President, commented, "Joe has made outstanding
contributions throughout his career to Nucor's strong record of
profitable growth. From his leadership at the divisions, to
his service as Executive Vice President of Beam and Plate Products
and Raw Materials, to his leadership of our business development
and digital initiatives, Joe has been an invaluable member of the
Nucor team. I am especially grateful for his vital role in
recent years with our digital and logistics projects, which are
critical components of our drive to achieve commercial
excellence. On behalf of all Nucor teammates, I want to thank
Joe for his significant contributions to Nucor over the past three
decades. We wish him a long and happy retirement."
Effective May 19, 2019, MaryEmily
Slate will be promoted to Executive Vice President and will
assume responsibilities for the Tubular Products Group, logistics
and certain joint ventures. Ms. Slate began her career with
Nucor in 2000 as District Sales Manager at Nucor
Steel-Arkansas. She later served as Sales Manager at Nucor
Steel Decatur, LLC and then as Cold Mill Manager. In 2010,
Ms. Slate was promoted to General Manager of Nucor Steel Auburn,
Inc. and was elected Vice President in 2012. She was promoted
to Vice President of Nucor Steel-Arkansas in 2015.
"MaryEmily has served Nucor in many key roles, and now she will
be a strong addition to our executive management team," said Mr.
Ferriola. "Her promotion to Executive Vice President will
enable our team to focus on the significant investment we have made
in tubular products companies over the past few years. She
will work to continue the success that Ladd
Hall and his team have achieved."
Ladd Hall will continue to serve
as Executive Vice President of Sheet Products, and Ray Napolitan will assume responsibility for
Nucor's digital initiatives while continuing his role as Executive
Vice President of Engineered Bar Products.
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel
products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and
Canada. Products produced include:
carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow
structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel piling; steel
joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete
reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel
fasteners; metal building systems; steel grating; and wire and wire
mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers
ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron /
direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous
and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North
America's largest recycler.
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