CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor
Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that its board of directors
has elected retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Nadja Y. West as a director effective
immediately.
General West, 58, retired earlier this year after 37 years with
the U.S. Army. From December
2015 through August 2019,
General West served as the 44th U.S. Army Surgeon
General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical
Command. Prior to that, General West served as Joint Staff
Surgeon from June 2013 to
December 2015, serving as the chief
medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
She also previously served as Commanding General of Europe Regional
Medical Command and Commander of Womack Army Medical Center at
Fort Bragg.
A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Engineering, General West holds a Doctorate of Medicine Degree from
George Washington University School of
Medicine. She also earned a Master of Science Degree in
National Security and Strategic Studies from National Defense
University. General West is the recipient of numerous
military awards, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the
Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.
"We are fortunate to have General West join the Nucor
board. She brings a valuable perspective from her years of
proven leadership and management in the U.S. Army, including
service at the most senior levels in the U.S. Armed Forces," said
John Ferriola, Nucor's Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President. "We look forward to
benefiting from her service and insight."
About Nucor
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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