ArcelorMittal today announces new appointments to its Management Committee, following changes to the Group Management Board (GMB) announced on 21 April 2008.

Members of the Group Management Board (“GMB”) also sit on the Management Committee.The new members of the Management Committee are Robrecht Himpe (CEO Flat Europe) and Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge (Africa and CIS).

Two of the current members of the Management Committee, André van den Bossche, in charge of Global Trade Policy, Steel Contact Groups, Mandates and Associations, and Narendra Chaudhary, CEO Africa and CIS, will be retiring in due course. Mr Van den Bossche will continue to serve as a consultant to the CEO. Mr Chaudhary’s responsibilities will be assumed by Mr Poupart Lafarge upon his retirement.

Vijay Bhatnagar remains a member of the Management Committee and will be taking up his new responsibilities as CEO of India. ArcelorMittal’s new Management Committee structure is as follows:

Bhikam Agarwal              Executive Vice President, Head of Finance

Vijay Bhatnagar               Executive Vice President, CEO India

José Armando Campos    Executive Vice President, CEO Flat South America

Narendra Chaudhary        Executive Vice President, CEO Africa and CIS

Philippe Darmayan        Executive Vice President, CEO ArcelorMittal   Steel Solutions and Services

Bernard Fontana           Executive Vice President, Head of Human Resources

Jean-Yves Gilet            Executive Vice President, CEO Stainless

Pierre Gugliermina       Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Robrecht Himpe           Executive Vice President, CEO Flat Europe

Carlo Panunzi              Executive Vice President, CEO Long Americas

Michael Pfitzner          Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and

                                 Commercial Coordination

Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge    Executive Vice President, Africa and CIS

Gerhard Renz             Executive Vice President, CEO Long Europe (including

                                 Annaba, Bosnia, Ostrava and Sonasid)

Mike Rippey               Executive Vice President, CEO USA

Lou Schorsch             Executive Vice President, CEO Flat Americas

Bill Scotting                Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy

Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of ArcelorMittal, commented: “I believe that we have a first class management team in place. I have every confidence that with this new structure, and with the collective talents of the individuals appointed to these roles, we are truly building a company built to last”. 

Sourced From: ArcelorMittal