CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 19,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE)
announced today that Gregory J.
Murphy, Executive Vice President of Business Services and
General Counsel, plans to retire effective June 7, 2025 following a 36-year career.
Mr. Murphy will transition out of his current responsibilities
on March 9, 2025, when Benjamin M. Pickett will be promoted to
Executive Vice President of Business Services and Douglas R. Wilner will be promoted to President
of Corporate Legal Affairs and General Counsel. Over the next
several months, Mr. Murphy will continue in his Executive Vice
President capacity as an advisor to Leon
Topalian, Nucor's Chair, President and Chief Executive
Officer, and will work with Messrs. Pickett and Wilner to ensure a
seamless transition.
Mr. Murphy began his Nucor career in 2015 as Vice President and
General Counsel. He assumed additional responsibilities for
environmental and public affairs in 2020 and was promoted to his
current role in 2021. Prior to joining Nucor, Mr. Murphy was a
Partner with Moore & Van Allen PLLC in Charlotte, where he led the Litigation
Practice Group and served for a decade on the firm's Executive
Committee.
Mr. Topalian commented, "On behalf of the entire Nucor team, I
want to thank Greg for his extraordinary leadership and thoughtful
counsel. During his tenure at Nucor, Greg transformed our legal,
environmental and public affairs teams. He is the epitome of a
servant leader who prioritizes the needs of the team, tirelessly
mentors and develops others, and tackles challenges with empathy
and integrity. I am grateful for his invaluable contributions and
wish Greg, his wife Marcy and their family a long and happy
retirement."
Mr. Pickett began his career with Nucor in 2018 as Director of
Corporate Legal Affairs. In 2020, he was promoted to General
Manager and Counsel of Public Affairs and Government Relations and
elected to Vice President in 2023. Prior to joining Nucor, he was a
Partner with Moore & Van Allen,
PLLC. He holds Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Mr. Wilner joined Nucor in 2016 as General Manager of Corporate
Legal Affairs and was elected to Vice President in 2023. Before
joining Nucor, he was an Assistant General Counsel at Monsanto
Company and in private practice with law firms in St. Louis and Charlotte. He received Bachelor of Science and
Master of Science degrees from Stanford
University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
"Ben and Doug are accomplished leaders and uniquely suited for
these positions. I look forward to continuing to work with them in
these expanded roles," said Mr. Topalian.
About Nucor
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and
steel products, with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Products produced include: carbon and
alloy steel — in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural
section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling;
steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete
reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel
fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; overhead
doors; steel grating; wire and wire mesh; and utility
structures. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph
Company and its affiliates, 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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