ArcelorMittal has announced the appointment, effective as of November 1st, of Steve Wood as Vice President and Head of Iron Ore Operations for the Americas region. Steve will be based in Montreal, Canada and reports to Kleber Silva, Vice President Head of Iron Ore and Member of the ArcelorMittal Management Committee. Prior to his appointment with ArcelorMittal, Steve held various senior management positions in the mining industry.
Most recently he was the Director and Head of Mining and Milling for Vale Canada’s North Atlantic operations. In this role Steve was responsible for managing 11 copper and nickel mines, 3 mills and a new refinery and mine start up. Steve has also worked in Indonesia as Vice President Operations at PT Inco where he successfully improved the company’s environmental and safety performance across its operations.
Most recently he was the Director and Head of Mining and Milling for Vale Canada’s North Atlantic operations. In this role Steve was responsible for managing 11 copper and nickel mines, 3 mills and a new refinery and mine start up. Steve has also worked in Indonesia as Vice President Operations at PT Inco where he successfully improved the company’s environmental and safety performance across its operations.