Steel Product Producers

Bull Moose Tube promotes Fink to COO
Written by Laura Miller
June 27, 2024
Bull Moose Tube Co. (BMT) announced Jim Fink as its new chief operating officer.
Fink has 35 years of experience in pipe and tube engineering and operations, the last 12 of which have been with BMT. Before joining the company, he held engineering positions with Maverick Tube and Boomerang Tube, according to a statement from BMT.
John Krupinski, the company’s CEO and CFO, said, “Jim’s engineering, operations, and leadership experience makes him the perfect fit to ensure Bull Moose remains in the best position to respond to our customers’ needs in an always dynamic and ever-changing market.”
BMT, a subsidiary of privately held Caparo Bull Moose, is based in Chesterfield, Mo. It operates seven plants in the US and one in Canada, which manufacture welded hollow structural sections (HSS), mechanical tubing, sprinkler pipe, pipe piling, and more.

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