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    January 19, 2022

    Olympic Steel Appoints New President of Carbon Flat Rolled

    Written by David Schollaert

    U.S. metals distributor and service center Olympic Steel Inc. promoted David Gea as president of its Carbon Flat Rolled Division.

    olympic steel logoGea joined Olympic Steel in 2002 and has progressed through roles of increasing commercial and leadership responsibility, the company said, including most recently serving as regional VP for Olympic’s carbon flat rolled business in the southeastern U.S.

    David Schollaert

    David Schollaert is deputy editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. He can be contacted at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.

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