Steel Products
MD. Amin Promoted to VP-Commercial Group at UPI
Written by Sandy Williams
August 3, 2017
USS-POSCO Industries (UPI) has promoted MD. Amin to Vice-President of UPI’s Commercial Group. Amin will lead the company’s sales and marketing activities.
“MD. is an exceptional sales leader with a long track record of success, and he is respected by colleagues and customers alike,” said Michael Piekut, UPI’s President. “I cannot think of a better person for this role.”
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Amin joined UPI in 1996 as a compliance engineer in the company’s Rolling Division, quickly progressed to Manager for Tin/CRU Operations, and in 2005 became Manager for Environmental Safety. In 2007, Amin move from operations to sales. He was promoted to Sales Manager in 2011 and Director of Sales in 2016.
UPI is a joint venture between U.S. Steel and POSCO. Located in California, UPI manufactures sheet steel products for customers throughout the Western U.S. and Canada.

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