Mr Thomas Modrowski CEO of Esmark Steel Group said that steel industry veteran Mr Scott Sternheimer has been named VP of sales for Esmark Steel Group, effective immediately.
Mr Sternheimer joins Esmark Steel Group from Electric Coating Technologies in East Chicago, where he served as president from 2006 until earlier this year.
In addition, former Esmark executives Mr Michael Ogrizovich and Mr John Krupinski have rejoined the company and will serve on Esmark Steel Group's senior management team. Mr Ogrizovich and Mr Krupinski previously held senior positions with Northern Steel Group.
Mr Modrowski said that "Mr Scott has more than 14 years of industry experience and has been highly successful in building and growing businesses throughout his career. His skills and entrepreneurial spirit will be extremely valuable assets as we continue to expand our operations and customer base in the Midwest."
Mr Sternheimer previously worked for Esmark following the company's 2003 acquisition of ECT and served as its first VP of commercial. During his tenure ECT grew its business from a small steel processing facility serving the Chicagoland area to one of the largest independent electro-galvanizing lines in North America.
Prior to joining Esmark, Mr Sternlieimer founded and operated two steel industry related companies before the age of 30. From 1999 to 2000 he served as an outside sales executive for steel service center Viking Materials. He began his industry career as a steel buyer for Fullerton Metals in 1996 and later worked in commercial sales for steel processor and distributor Metro Metals.
Mr Sternlieimer said that his focus at Esmark will be to capitalize on Esmark's flat roll integration expertise, product synergies and core Midwest customer base to significantly increase flat rolled shipments in the coming year. He added that "My goal is to build on our strengths and aim our sales force with the resources to provide our customers with superior products, service and support. We intend to build the premier sales and service organization in the industry and are actively recruiting top notch industry professionals to achieve this goal."
