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Cliffs promotes Hrosik to commercial SVP

Written by Ethan Bernard

August 21, 2024

Cleveland-Cliffs has named Michael Hrosik as senior vice president of commercial, effective immediately.

Hrosik has over 30 years of experience in the steel industry in commercial functions, most recently as VP of flat-rolled steel sales for Cliffs.

He will oversee all the Cleveland-based steelmaker’s commercial operations in his new role, including sales, marketing, and customer service.

“His extensive experience, primarily with Cliffs and its legacy companies, ArcelorMittal USA, ISG, and LTV, will play a critical role in driving Cliffs’ strategy forward,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Succeeding Hrosik in his previous role will be Michael Cooney. He was appointed enterprise director of flat-rolled steel sales and was most recently hired from Reliance Inc.

Cliffs said Cooney will oversee the company’s commercial relationships with service centers and non-automotive end users.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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