ArcelorMittal announces Stefan Buys to be new CEO of ArcelorMittal Mining
30 Setembro 2021 - 12:15PM
30 September
2021,
17:15
CET
ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and
mining company, today announces that Stefan Buys has been nominated
Executive Vice President of ArcelorMittal and appointed as Chief
Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Mining, effective 1 October
2021. Stefan replaces Simon Wandke who is retiring, following a
career of 40 years in the Mining industry, the last 11 of which
have been with ArcelorMittal.
Stefan is a seasoned mining and heavy industry
executive with extensive experience in diverse commodities and
countries. He joins ArcelorMittal from Rio Tinto Iron Ore where, as
managing director of Pilbara Mining, he supervised the iron ore
mining operations in Western Australia. Prior to joining Rio Tinto,
Stefan worked for BHP as Asset President of the Olympic Dam
operation in South Australia and he later led a global project to
standardize operations design as project director organization
design. Previously, he has also been responsible for Xstrata’s
operations in Chile, as chief operating officer North Chile. Prior
to that, he held general manager roles in Xstrata’s ferrochrome
operations and sales and marketing businesses in South Africa.
Stefan started his career as a metallurgical
engineer in training at Iscor’s (now ArcelorMittal’s)
Vanderbijlpark works. He has a degree in metallurgical
engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Commenting, Aditya Mittal, CEO
ArcelorMittal,
said:
“Stefan is an extremely capable and
accomplished leader who knows the mining industry very well
and is passionately committed to the priorities of the business.
With his extensive global experience, he is well placed to join
ArcelorMittal and lead our global mining business. I am very
pleased to welcome him to the company, and I am confident that he
will build on the progress Simon has made. I would also like to
thank Simon, who has been with ArcelorMittal for eleven years, with
the last six years as CEO of ArcelorMittal Mining. We wish him a
happy retirement and every success for the future.”
Stefan Buys said:
“Joining ArcelorMittal as CEO of its mining business is a great
honour for me, and I am looking forward to the challenge. Like many
industries, mining will transform as a result of digitalisation and
the drive to decarbonize. I am looking forward to working with
the team to execute ArcelorMittal’s Mining’s growth plans while at
the same time responding to the trends that will shape the industry
in the longer-term. There is a lot to do and I can’t wait to
get started.”
ENDS
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and
mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary
steelmaking facilities in 17 countries. In 2020, ArcelorMittal had
revenues of $53.3 billion and crude steel production of 71.5
million metric tonnes, while iron ore production reached 58.0
million metric tonnes.
Our goal is to help build a better world with
smarter steels. Steels made using innovative processes which use
less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs.
Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric
vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support
societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our
core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart,
we will support the world in making that change. This is what we
believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.
ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges
of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and
on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and
Valencia (MTS).
For more information about ArcelorMittal please
visit: http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/
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