Jamshedpur, Oct 15: The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has announced the election of Tata Steel Managing Director and CEO, Thachat Viswanath Narendran, as its new chairman. He is the second Indian to hold this prestigious position, following JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal, who was elected in 2021.
worldsteel is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country.
Ugur Dalbeler, Colakoglu Metalurji AS, and Leon Topalian, President and CEO of Nucor Corporation have been elected as Vice Chair, the Brussels-based body said.
Narendran has also been appointed as a member of the 17-member Executive Committee, along with Jindal, ArcelorMittal Executive Chairman LN Mittal, Topalian and Dalbeler, the association said.
Other members include Abdulqader Al-Mubarak CEO, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED), David Burritt President and CEO, United States Steel Corporation, In Hwa Chang Chairman, POSCO Holdings, and Masayuki Hirose President & CEO, JFE Steel Corporation.
Besides, HU Wangming Chairman, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, Tadashi Imai Representative Director, President and COO, Nippon Steel Corporation, Andre Bier Gerdau Johannpeter Executive Vice Chairman, Gerdau SA, Paolo Rocca President and CEO, Techint Group, YU Yong Chairman, HBIS Group Co, Ltd and Hubert Zajicek Member of the Board, CEO of Steel Division, voestalpine AG were among those elected to the committee.
worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.
