Portland Oregon headquartered Schnitzer Steel Industries has announced changes to its executive leadership team to capitalize on the mega trends of decarbonization, increased use of recycled metals, and the circular economy through organic growth, inorganic growth, technology investments, and digital transformation initiatives.Schnitzer’s Board of Directors have appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer Mr Richard Peach to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, effective 1 September 2022, with expansion of scope and responsibility. Mr Peach, 58, had served as Schnitzer’s CFO since 2007. Prior to joining Schnitzer in 2007, Mr Peach was CFO at PacifiCorp, a leading energy utility in the western United States.The Board also appointed Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Mr Stefano Gaggini to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 September 2022. Mr Gaggini, 51, has served in his current position since September 2018, and has been the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer since December 2013. Mr Gaggini is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Oregon and prior to joining the Company in 2011 worked for KPMG, a public accounting firm, in Portland in Oregon and Zurich in Switzerland.Additionally, the Board appointed Company’s Vice President, Accounting and Reporting Mr Mark Schuessler to serve as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective 1 September 2022. Mr Schuessler, 43, has served in his current position since April 2021 after holding various roles in the Company’s SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting department. Prior to joining the Company in November 2011, Mr Schuessler was an audit manager at Perkins & Co. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Oregon.Schnitzer Steel Industries, which began operations in 1906 in Portland in Oregon, is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled metal products in North America with operating facilities located in 25 states, Puerto Rico, and Western Canada. Schnitzer has seven deep water export facilities located on both the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The Company’s integrated operating platform also includes 50 stores which sell serviceable used auto parts from salvaged vehicles and receive over 4.3 million annual retail visits. The Company’s steel manufacturing operations produce finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod and other specialty products.
Portland Oregon headquartered Schnitzer Steel Industries has announced changes to its executive leadership team to capitalize on the mega trends of decarbonization, increased use of recycled metals, and the circular economy through organic growth, inorganic growth, technology investments, and digital transformation initiatives.Schnitzer’s Board of Directors have appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer Mr Richard Peach to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, effective 1 September 2022, with expansion of scope and responsibility. Mr Peach, 58, had served as Schnitzer’s CFO since 2007. Prior to joining Schnitzer in 2007, Mr Peach was CFO at PacifiCorp, a leading energy utility in the western United States.The Board also appointed Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Mr Stefano Gaggini to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 September 2022. Mr Gaggini, 51, has served in his current position since September 2018, and has been the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer since December 2013. Mr Gaggini is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Oregon and prior to joining the Company in 2011 worked for KPMG, a public accounting firm, in Portland in Oregon and Zurich in Switzerland.Additionally, the Board appointed Company’s Vice President, Accounting and Reporting Mr Mark Schuessler to serve as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective 1 September 2022. Mr Schuessler, 43, has served in his current position since April 2021 after holding various roles in the Company’s SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting department. Prior to joining the Company in November 2011, Mr Schuessler was an audit manager at Perkins & Co. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Oregon.Schnitzer Steel Industries, which began operations in 1906 in Portland in Oregon, is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled metal products in North America with operating facilities located in 25 states, Puerto Rico, and Western Canada. Schnitzer has seven deep water export facilities located on both the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The Company’s integrated operating platform also includes 50 stores which sell serviceable used auto parts from salvaged vehicles and receive over 4.3 million annual retail visits. The Company’s steel manufacturing operations produce finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod and other specialty products.
