Heaton Appointed Chairman of the Board of Bayou Steel Corporation.LAPLACE, La. -- The Board of Directors of Bayou bayou (bī`ō, bī`  ) [Louisiana Fr.; from Choctaw bayuk=small stream], term used mainly in U.S. Steel Corporation today announced the appointment of Robert E. Heaton as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Heaton served on the board of Bayou Steel from 2002 to 2004 and was a member of the Special Operating Committee during the restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). of the Company. Mr. Charles W. McQueary, outgoing interim Chairman of the Board said, "Bob Heaton brings to Bayou Steel nearly fifty years of successful experience in the metals industry and a proven record as an effective leader. We look forward to Mr. Heaton's leadership of the board as we draw upon his extensive industry knowledge and strategic guidance." Mr. Jerry Pitts, President, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , COO and Director of Bayou Steel commented, "Bob Heaton was instrumental in working with the executive management team to develop the business strategy that facilitated the successful restructuring of the Company. Bob has an excellent understanding of Bayou's business, challenges and opportunities. I am pleased to have the opportunity to continue working with Mr. Heaton. With Bob's integrity and energy level I know he will be extraordinarily effective in his role as Chairman." Mr. Heaton presently serves as Lead Director on the board of Wheeling Pittsburgh Corporation, and on the boards of Calstrip Industries, Inc. and Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Heaton is an engineering graduate of Case Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . During his nearly fifty years in the metals industry, he served in various engineering and operational management roles including Executive Vice President of Cyclops Specialty Steel Division (1977-1978), at Washington Steel Corporation as Executive Vice President (1978-1981) and President and CEO (1981-1993), and Vice Chairman at Lukins, Inc. Stainless Group (1993-1995). He served as Chairman of the Specialty Steel Industry of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (1987-1991). Bayou Steel Corporation manufactures light structural and merchant bar products in LaPlace, Louisiana LaPlace is a unincorporated community in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and a census-designated place in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. [1] [2] The population was 27,684 at the 2000 census. and Harriman, Tennessee. The Company also operates three stocking locations along the inland waterway waterway, natural or artificial navigable inland body of water, or system of interconnected bodies of water, used for transportation, may include a lake, river, canal, or any combination of these. system near Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Tulsa. |
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