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GrafTech appoints Flanagan as president and CEO

March 27, 2024

GrafTech International appointed Timothy K. Flanagan as the company’s president and CEO, effective March 26.

Since November, Flanagan had served as interim CEO of the Brooklyn Heights, Ohio-based electrode producer after the previous president and CEO stepped down.

Prior to that, Flanagan was GrafTech’s CFO, VP of finance and treasurer since joining the company in 2021. Before GrafTech, he served as EVP and CFO at Cleveland-Cliffs.

“After completing a comprehensive search, conducted with the assistance of a leading executive search firm, that considered both internal and external candidates, the board is confident that Tim is the right person to lead GrafTech forward to capitalize on the company’s competitive advantages and deliver long-term growth,” Henry R. Keizer, chair of the board of GrafTech, said in a statement on Wednesday.

Last month in its quarterly earnings report, GrafTech reported a reduction in production due to weak demand and pricing for graphite electrodes.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.