ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s leading steel and mining company, has announced that Mr. Simon Wandke has been nominated Executive Vice President of ArcelorMittal and promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ArcelorMittal Mining. This will go into effect immediately. Simon replaces Mr. Bill Scotting, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
Simon joined the company in January 2011 as Chief Commercial Officer of ArcelorMittal Mining and is a member of the Group Management Committee. He has over 30 years’ experience in the mining and minerals industry, starting his career in 1981 at BHP Billiton, where he held positions in mines in Australia and Indonesia and other commercial offices globally until 2002. He then joined Destra Consulting Group as Partner before, becoming Chief Marketing Officer for Ferrexpo plc in 2006 based in Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Simon Wandke commented on the new appointment, “Being promoted to CEO of ArcelorMittal Mining is a great honour for me, and I am looking forward to the challenge.”