Birmingham Steel Corporation Names Chief Operating Officer.BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- Birmingham Steel Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BIR BIR British Institute of Radiology BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Bureau of International Recycling BIR Baculovirus IAP Repeat BIR Biomedical Imaging Resource BIR Bureau of Intelligence and Research (US State Department) ) today announced that Brian F. Hill has been named to the previously open position of Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Hill will report to Robert A. Garvey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Steel, and will be responsible for the Company's sales and manufacturing operations. Hill, age 52, previously was associated for 31 years with Cargill Inc. During his tenure with Cargill, Hill held several executive positions, including executive vice president of Cargill's steel mini-mill subsidiary, North Star Steel Company. Most recently, he served as President of Cargill's worldwide seed business, where he was responsible for operations in 28 countries. Hill is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. , where he also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in finance. Robert A. Garvey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Steel, commented, "Brian Hill is a tested and proven business executive. We are pleased to have someone with his credentials and experience join our management team. We look forward to the contributions and leadership he will provide to the future success of Birmingham Steel." Birmingham Steel Corporation operates in the mini-mill sector of the steel industry and conducts operations at facilities located the United States. The Company produces steel reinforcing bar, merchant products and SBQ SBQ Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica (Portugese) SBQ Special Bar Quality (special bar quality) bar, rod and wire. The common stock of Birmingham Steel Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "BIR." |
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