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ArcelorMittal Promotes Aditya Mittal
Written by Sandy Williams
March 5, 2018
ArcelorMittal announced the appointment of Aditya Mittal as President, ArcelorMittal and CEO of ArcelorMittal Europe. The promotion is in addition to his continued responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer.
Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal commented, “Aditya has proved himself an effective and accomplished manager as Group CFO and CEO of our European operations, delivering results and creating value for the company. He will continue to work with me in shaping the future strategic direction of the group.”
As President and CFO, he will continue to report to the Chairman and CEO. Together, Lakshmi Mittal and his son Aditya Mittal comprise the Chairman and CEO office.
Prior to his current role, Aditya was chief financial officer of ArcelorMittal with responsibility for Flat Carbon Europe, investor relations and communications. He joined Mittal Steel in 1997, and was president and CFO of Mittal Steel Company from 2004 to 2006. As CFO of Mittal Steel, he initiated and led Mittal Steel’s offer for Arcelor.

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