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Alro Names New CEO Following Founder’s Passing
Written by David Schollaert
March 8, 2022
Alro Steel has named Randy Glick its new Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in the wake of the passing of Al Glick, the company’s founder, CEO and chairman, on Feb. 8.
“Following my father, the founder of Alro and an icon in the metals industry, is not an easy task,” said Randy Glick. “I am proud to be elected as the new CEO of Alro Steel and excited to carry on the duties of our family business and the legacy that he started in 1948.”
Prior to his most recent role as Executive Vice President since 2016, the younger Glick has served the Jackson, Mich.-based service center for over four decades in a variety of roles including General Manager of Alro Plastics, Corporate Operations Manager, Vice President-Operations, and Senior Vice President.
In addition to his new role, Glick will continue leading Alro’s Corporate Operations and Plastics teams.
“Randy’s father, Al Glick, held the position of CEO and Chairman of Alro Steel for the past 74 years,” the company said. “Al passed away on Feb. 8, 2022, in Jackson, Mich., at age 95. Al will be greatly missed by the over 3,000 Alro teammates, their families and the Jackson community.”
Alro Steel, a $2 billion distributor and processor of cut-to-size metals and engineering plastics, employs 3,000 workers across its 70 locations in 13 states.
By David Schollaert, David@SteelMarketUpdate.com

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