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American Heavy Plates Names New President, CFO

Written by Michael Cowden

February 2, 2021

American Heavy Plates has named steel industry veteran Jack Biegalski to be its new president and chief operating officer and Roxana Stoicea to be its chief financial officer.

Biegalski, who has 35 years of experience in steel, most recently worked as director of sales and marketing for plate at ArcelorMittal USA.

steel plateStoicea has 15 years experience in finance, operations and strategy in the aerospace castings, OEM components, and industrial consumables sectors, American Heavy Plates said.

Both will report to Robert Schaal, chief executive officer. Biegalski fills the role of president that opened when Schaal was promoted to CEO. Stoicea will serve as the company’s first CFO.

“Biegalski and Stoicea are joining AHP at a pivotal time in the company’s development. They are looking forward to working with the rest of the management team to realize the full potential of this growing player in the heavy plates market,” American Heavy Plates said.

American Heavy Plates operates a steel plate rolling mill in Clarington, Ohio, and provides a full menu of plate processing services, according to the company’s website.

By Michael Cowden, Michael@SteelMarketUpdate.com

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is managing editor for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He has since 2014 specialized in flat-rolled steel but has previously reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube as well as aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago - where he was involved in launching AMM's daily hot-rolled coil index, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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