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New General Manager at U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works
Written by Sandy Williams
March 20, 2019
U.S. Steel announced that Daniel (Dan) R. Brown has been advanced to the position of General Manager, Great Lakes Works, effective April 1. In this position, he will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Automotive Solutions’ fully integrated steel mill, Great Lakes Works, located in Ecorse, Mich., and the Midwest Plant located in Portage, Ind.
Brown joined U.S. Steel in July 1994 as a Management Associate in the Mon Valley Works Cold Mill and continued through a series of positions of increased responsibility in both primary operations and rolling at multiple facilities, including operations in Europe.
In June 2018, he was promoted from Gary Works Division Manager, Steelmaking and Casting, to Gary Works Plant Manager of Primary Operations.
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