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Nucor Promotes Leon Topalian to Executive Vice President
Written by Sandy Williams
May 11, 2017
Nucor Corporation announced today the promotion of Leon Topalian to Executive Vice President, effective May 14, 2017. Topalian is currently Vice President and General Manager of Nucor-Yamato Steel Company.
John Ferriola, Nucor’s Chairman, CEO and President, commented, “Leon has served Nucor in many key roles, and now he will be a strong addition to our executive leadership team. His promotion to Executive Vice President is the result of thoughtful and orderly succession planning that has been a significant strategic initiative throughout the Nucor organization in recent years.”
Topalian began his career with Nucor in 1996 as a project engineer at Nucor Steel-Berkeley and was promoted to Cold Mill Production Supervisor in 1998. He has held various leadership positions throughout his Nucor career in Australia, at Nucor Steel South Carolina and Nucor Steel Kankakee. Since 2014, he has served as Vice President and General Manager of Nucor-Yamato Steel Company,

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