Olympic Steel, Inc. Appoints William Zielinski as President and COO for Chicago Tube and Iron Subsidiary
January 12, 2020 at 03:24 pm
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Olympic Steel, Inc. reported that effective January 1, William Zielinski assumed the role of President, in addition to his existing responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Chicago Tube and Iron (CTI), an Olympic Steel subsidiary. According to a release, as President and COO, Zielinski will lead the business strategy and day-to-day operations of Chicago Tube and Iron. He succeeds Dr. Donald R. McNeeley as President. As part of a carefully planned succession, Dr. McNeeley will continue with the Company and serve as Chairman of CTI. Zielinski began his metals industry career in 1979, holding various sales leadership positions with Bliss and Laughlin Steel. He joined Chicago Tube and Iron in 1992 as a Product Manager before progressing to Inside Sales Manager, General Manager, Vice President - Eastern Region and Vice President - Marketing. He assumed the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2016.
Olympic Steel, Inc. is a metals service center company. The Company provides metals processing and distribution services to a range of customers. It operates through three segments: specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and tubular and pipe products. Specialty metals flat products segment is engaged in the direct sale and distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheet and coil products, flat bar products, prime tin mill products and fabricated parts. Carbon flat products segment is engaged in the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. Tubular and pipe products segment distributes metal tubing, pipe, bar, valves and fittings and fabrication of parts supplied to various industrial markets. This segment also offers a range of value-added fabrication services, including tube laser cutting, tube bending, robotic welding, flat laser burning and others.
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