<font size=4 color=red><b>IISI Elects New Office Bearers</b></font>
2005-10-06
Brussels, 03 October 2005 - The Board of Directors of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has elected the following new officers:
Chairman:
Guy Dollé, Chief Executive Officer, Arcelor
Vice Chairmen:
Ku-Taek Lee, Chairman & CEO, POSCO
Akio Mimura, Representative Director & President, Nippon Steel Corporation
John Surma, President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation
The new officers were elected for one year, until October 2006. The Board of Directors met on the first day of IISI’s 39th Annual Conference in Seoul, Korea.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Secretary General of IISI, Ian Christmas thanked Akio Mimura, IISI Chairman for 2004/2005, for his support and direction over the past year. Mr Christmas welcomed Guy Dollé as the new Chairman and Mr Lee, Mr Mimura, and Mr Surma as Vice Chairman.
The Board of Directors also elected the 2005/2006 Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee members are:
*Hajime Bada, President and Chief Executive Office, JFE Steel
*Guy Dollé, Chief Executive Officer, Arcelor
*Dr Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, President, Gerdau SA
*Dr.-Ing. Jürgen R. Grossmann, Chief Executive Officer, Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH
*Ku-Taek Lee, Chairman & CEO, POSCO
*Professor Dr Ulrich Middelmann, Chairman of the Executive Board, ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
*Akio Mimura, Representative Director and President, Nippon Steel Corporation
*Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman & CEO, Mittal Steel
*Alexei Mordashov, Chairman, Severstal
*B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, The Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO)
*Dr Paolo Rocca, President, Techint Group
*John P. Surma, President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation
*Ian Christmas, Secretary General, IISI
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