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JSW Steel USA CEO Steps Down


JSW Steel USA announced that Mark Bush has stepped down as CEO to pursue other opportunities.

JSW USAGreg Manfredi, current COO of JSW Steel USA, will take interim charge, and lead both the Mingo Junction, Ohio, and the Baytown, Texas, teams.

His role will also include the continued execution of the modernization and upgrades of the plate mill facility at Baytown, the company said.

“We sincerely thank Mark for his leadership in steering JSW Steel USA during the Covid-19 pandemic and in achieving the many milestones that the company accomplished during his tenure,” Parth Jindal, director of JSW USA, said in a statement.  

Flat steel and tubular producer JSW Steel USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s JSW Steel Ltd.

By Ethan Bernard, Ethan@steelmarketupdate.com

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