Robert S. Wetherbee has been appointed to the board of directors of Irving-based Commercial Metals Co., effective March 21, bringing more than 40 years of professional experience to the company’s board.
“We are pleased to welcome Bob to our Board of Directors,” Barbara R. Smith, chairman of the board, president and CEO, said in a statement. “He brings extensive metals and mining industry expertise with a track record of driving strategic transformation in specialty materials. His global perspective gained managing international organizations will benefit our company as we continue to create an unparalleled provider of reinforcement solutions for the domestic and overseas construction markets.”
Wetherbee currently serves as the board chair, president and chief executive officer of ATI Inc., a global producer of high-performance materials and solutions for the global aerospace and defense markets, and critical applications in electronics, medical, and specialty energy.
Before being named CEO of ATI in 2019, Wetherbee was executive vice president of ATI’s Flat Rolled Products Group.
He also has had leadership roles in executive, operational, and business development functions at Mineral Technologies Inc. and Alcoa Inc.
After the retirement of J. David Smith in January, Wetherbee’s appointment brings the number of directors to nine, eight of whom are independent.
Late last year, Commercial Metals Co. acquired a Galveston metals recycling facility and CEO Smith was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Award winner.
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Irving-based Commercial Metals Company has completed its acquisition of a Galveston-area metals recycling facility and related assets from Kodiak Resources and Kodiak Properties. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The facility processes approximately 55,000 tons of ferrous and non-ferrous materials annually, "with the majority of volumes related to obsolete ferrous scrap grades consumed by CMC's long product mills," the company said. The deal is expected to enhance the security and supply of competitively priced inputs to CMC's steelmaking operations. Earlier this week, Barbara Smith, chairman, president, and CEO of Irving-based Commercial Metals Company, was named an EY Entrepreneur Of…
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Ernst & Young has announced that Barbara Smith (above), chairman, president, and CEO of Irving-based Commercial Metals Company, has been named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award winner. Smith joins nine others sharing the national award from New York, California, Florida, Indiana, and Maryland. Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries manufacture, recycle, and fabricate steel and metal products at facilities in the U.S. and Poland. READ NEXT: Irving’s Commercial Metals Company Acquires Galveston Metals Recycling Facility "I'm extremely proud of our continued solid execution, which has enabled us to fully capitalize on very strong market conditions in North America…
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