Steel Mills
New CCO at JSW Steel USA
Written by Sandy Williams
November 10, 2020
JSW Steel USA has hired Christine Ovsenar as its new Chief Commercial Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Ovsenar will be responsible for developing JSW Steel USA’s commercial team and strategy. She joins the company following 19 years at SSAB where she most recently served as Director of Sales, Commercial Products.
Her 30 years of experience in the industry includes a background in operations, managing a $1 billion business unit.
The addition of Ovsenar to the JSW USA management team is part of the company’s mission to become “a premier melted and manufactured in the U.S.” company.
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