The Steel Tube Institute's Executive Committee approved a succession plan to name Mr Dale L Crawford as the next Executive Director of the Steel Tube Institute following the planned retirement of Mr Joseph Aderson. Mr Dale has been serving as the Director over the Institute's Conduit Division since May 2017, and he will continue in the Conduit Committee leadership role in addition to his responsibilities as the STI Executive Director. Effective immediately, Mr Dale will begin the transition into the Executive Director role.Mr Joseph Anderson, who has carried dual roles of Executive Director and Hollow Structural Sections Director, will continue to lead the HSS Committee through the end of 2022. During the transition period, an executive search for Anderson's replacement as HSS Director will take place.Mr Dale graduated with a BS in Business Administration from Weber State University and with an MBA from Utah State University. He also completed additional graduate coursework in marketing from the University of Cincinnati, professional coursework in Business Strategy from MIT's Sloan School of Management, and in Non-Profit Financial Stewardship from Harvard's Kennedy School. Dale is a Certified LEED Green Associate by the US Green Building Council. Prior to joining STI, Mr Dale spent his career in various marketing and business development roles in the electrical distribution industry.The Steel Tube Institute was formed in US in 1930 when a group of manufacturers joined forces to promote and market steel tubing. Their goal was to mount a cooperative effort that would improve manufacturing techniques and inform customers about their products' utility, versatility, and competitive advantages.
The Steel Tube Institute's Executive Committee approved a succession plan to name Mr Dale L Crawford as the next Executive Director of the Steel Tube Institute following the planned retirement of Mr Joseph Aderson. Mr Dale has been serving as the Director over the Institute's Conduit Division since May 2017, and he will continue in the Conduit Committee leadership role in addition to his responsibilities as the STI Executive Director. Effective immediately, Mr Dale will begin the transition into the Executive Director role.Mr Joseph Anderson, who has carried dual roles of Executive Director and Hollow Structural Sections Director, will continue to lead the HSS Committee through the end of 2022. During the transition period, an executive search for Anderson's replacement as HSS Director will take place.Mr Dale graduated with a BS in Business Administration from Weber State University and with an MBA from Utah State University. He also completed additional graduate coursework in marketing from the University of Cincinnati, professional coursework in Business Strategy from MIT's Sloan School of Management, and in Non-Profit Financial Stewardship from Harvard's Kennedy School. Dale is a Certified LEED Green Associate by the US Green Building Council. Prior to joining STI, Mr Dale spent his career in various marketing and business development roles in the electrical distribution industry.The Steel Tube Institute was formed in US in 1930 when a group of manufacturers joined forces to promote and market steel tubing. Their goal was to mount a cooperative effort that would improve manufacturing techniques and inform customers about their products' utility, versatility, and competitive advantages.
