Steel Products
Betts Joins Flack Global Metals
Written by David Schollaert
May 5, 2022
Flack Global Metals (FGM) adds Jennifer Betts as Sr. Vice President of Business Development.
Betts will drive FMG’s business and development strategy to expand the company’s physical metals sales growth as well as its broad range of price risk management services offered Flack Metal Bank (FMB).
“Jen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the FGM team,” said Jeremy Flack, CEO, and founder of FGM. “She will play an integral role in expanding our educational efforts around hedging and supporting our growth strategy including the launch of Flack Metal Bank.”
Prior to joining FMB, Betts most recently served as VP of Business Development for Argus Media’s Americas metals coverage, driving reporting, pricing, and online tools for the ferrous and non-ferrous markets. Before her tenure at Argus, Betts was Director of Ferrous Marketing for Becker Iron & Metal, as well as AK Steel’s Raw Materials Manager.
She got her start in the metals business as a Brokerage Representative for the Nucor Steel subsidiary The David J. Joseph Company, trading non-ferrous and ferrous scrap metal across the domestic and international markets.
Betts holds an MBA from Xavier University and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Indiana University.
FGM is a U.S. flat-rolled metals distributor, commodities trader and hedge fund.
By David Schollaert, David@SteelMarketUpdate.com
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