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Alliance Steel Names Gross as President and COO

Written by David Schollaert

June 21, 2022

Gary, Ind.-based Alliance Steel, a flat-rolled coil service center and toll processor, appoints Andrew “Drew” Gross as president and chief operating officer. He will assume his new role effective July 1, the company said.

Gross, who has been with Alliance for more than 15 years, held several senior positions within the company, including merchandising, sales, account management, marketing, strategic planning, and business development. Prior to his appointment to president and COO, he most recently served as corporate VP.

 “It will be an incredible honor to lead this remarkable organization into its next chapter… I look forward to cultivating new opportunities to better serve our customers in every sector with forward-thinking and creative solutions,” said Gross.

Alliance Steel is a flat-rolled steel supplier, coil processor, and material distributor headquarters in Gary, Ind., with additional facilities in Atlanta, Ga., and Memphis, Tenn. The northwest Indiana-based service center with metallurgical capabilities provides client-tailored solutions in futures hedging, index pricing, and spot buys.

By David Schollaert, David@SteelMarketUpdate.com

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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