Ryerson Holding Corporation Announces Appointment of James J. Claussen as Chief Financial Officer, Effective January 11, 2021
January 08, 2021 at 09:26 pm
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Ryerson Holding Corporation announced the appointment of James J. Claussen, to the position of chief financial officer (CFO), effective January 11, 2021. Mr. Claussen currently serves as the president of Central Steel & Wire Co. (CS&W), which was acquired by Ryerson in 2018. Mr. Claussen will continue to serve as the president of CS&W until his successor is named. Mr. Claussen joined Ryerson in 2002. Prior to becoming the President of Central Steel & Wire, Jim held several financial leadership positions in the company, including CFO of Ryerson’s North-West Region and general manager of corporate development.
Ryerson Holding Corporation is a value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. The Company carries a full line of carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steels, and aluminum, and a limited line of nickel and red metals. These materials are stocked in a number of shapes, including coils, sheets, rounds, hexagons, square and flat bars, plates, structural, and tubing. The Company also provide a variety of processing services to meet its customerâ s needs. It also conducts metal processing and distribution operations in China. It has approximately 110 facilities in North America and four facilities in China. The Company offers various value-added processing and fabrication services, such as bending, beveling, blanking, blasting, burning, cutting-to length, drilling, embossing, flattening, forming, grinding, laser cutting, machining, notching, painting, perforating, polishing, punching, rolling, and sawing.