C. Lourenço Gonçalves, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Metals USA, as well as a director of the Company, since February 24, 2003. In May 1, 2006, Mr. Gonçalves became Chairman of the Board of Metals USA Holdings Corp. Mr. Gonçalves served as President and Chief Executive Officer of California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI), from March 1998 to February 2003. From 1981 to 1998, he was employed by Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), a major steel company headquartered in Brazil, where he held several positions, most recently being Managing Director. Mr. Gonçalves holds a Masters degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Metallurgical Engineering and a bachelor’s degree from the Military Institute of Engineering (IME) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Robert C. McPherson, III, became Senior Vice President on March 31, 2003 and Chief Financial Officer on December 1, 2005, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Metals USA Holdings on May 1, 2006.  From August 2004 through November 2005, Mr. McPherson was President of our Building Products Group and from March 2003 to August 2004, Mr. McPherson was Senior Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining Metals USA, Mr. McPherson was employed at California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI). From 1989 until March 2003, Mr. McPherson served in a number of capacities at CSI, most recently as Treasurer and Controller.

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John A. Hageman, became Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of Metals USA in April 1997, and of Metals USA Holdings Corp. on May 1, 2006.  From 1987 through 1997 Mr. Hageman was Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Physician Corporation of America, in Miami, FL. From 1981 to 1987, Mr. Hageman was a partner with a law firm in Wichita, Kansas.

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Keith Koci, became Senior Vice President, Business Development of Metals USA on December 1, 2005, and of Metals USA Holdings Corp. on May 1, 2006.  Mr. Koci joined Metals USA in August, 1998 as a Regional Controller in the Flat Rolled Group. Subsequently, he served as Corporate Director of Budgeting from August 2003 through May 2004, and then served as Vice President, Corporate Controller from May 2004 through November 2005.  Prior to joining Metals USA, Mr. Koci was CFO and Controller for Optimum Nutrition Inc., from 1996 until 1998. Mr. Koci is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of Texas.

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Roger Krohn, became President of the Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous Group in November of 2003. Mr. Krohn served as President of Krohn Steel Service Center from 1982 until its acquisition by Metals USA in 1998. After that, Mr. Krohn remained as General Manager of that location until becoming President of the Flat Rolled and Non-Frrous Group. After attending college, Mr. Krohn served seven years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and was commissioned as an officer in 1975.

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David A. Martens, became President of the Plates and Shapes Group - West in July 2005. From 1999 through 2005, Mr. Martens was Vice President of Metals USA’s Plates and Shapes South-central Region. Mr. Martens was employed at Singer Steel, Inc. from 1978 until it was acquired by Uni-Steel, Inc. in 1987. Mr. Martens served in a number of capacities at Uni-Steel, most recently as Executive Vice President from 1992 to 1997.

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Joe Longo, became President of the Plates and Shapes Group - East in July 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Longo served as Metals USA’s Vice President, Plates and Shapes Northeast between January 2001 and July 2005. Mr. Longo began his career with Bethlehem Steel in 1972. He joined Levinson Steel in 1983, where he held various management positions, including Vice President of the Eastern Region. Levinson Steel was later purchased by Metals USA. Mr. Longo is a graduate of the University of Maryland.

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Randy Fox, became President of the Building Products Group in April 2007.  Prior to that, Mr. Fox served as Vice President of Sales and Operations of the Building Products Group between September 2006 and April 2007.  Mr. Fox has also served as General Manager for Metals USA in Grand Rapids, MI and Chattanooga, TN from December 2003 to October 2006.  Mr. Fox began his career with Bethlehem Steel in 1993, where he held sales and management positions. Mr. Fox left Bethlehem in April 2000 to join California Steel Industries (CSI), where he served as OEM Industry Sales Manager.  Mr. Fox is a graduate of the Southern Illinois University.

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Robert T. Reilley, joined Metals USA in September of 1997 and became President of the i- Solutions Group of Metals USA in October of 2005.  He had served as Vice President and General Manager of that Group since June, 2000.  Mr. Reilley began his career in the metals service center industry with Edgcomb Metals Company and held several management positions during his 17 year tenure at Edgcomb.  Mr. Reilley is a graduate of Drexel University and the Temple University School of Law, and served as an officer in the United States Army.

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Dan Henneke, became Vice President and Corporate Controller of Metals USA on December 1, 2005.  Mr. Henneke joined Metals USA in February, 2003 as Vice President of Finance of the Building Products Group.  Prior to 2003, held various financial positions in manufacturing and distribution related companies.  Mr. Henneke is a graduate of the University of Houston with a BBA in Accounting and, upon graduation, worked for more than 8 years in the audit group of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Henneke is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Hugh M. Gray, became Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Metals USA in May 2003, after joining Metals USA as a Director of IT in October 2000.  Prior to that, Mr. Gray was Director of IT and CIO of pre-engineered metal building and metals roofing companies, and President and CEO of a computer software and management consulting company, as well as President of a technology division of a Bethlehem Steel subsidiary. Mr. Gray has a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics from Glasgow University in Scotland, and completed post graduate studies in Business Administration.

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Neil J. Parsley, became Vice President of Safety and Facilities Operations in April, 2003.  Mr. Parsley joined Metals USA with the acquisition of Instel Steel Group in July, 1999 and served as Vice President of Operations for the Plates and Shapes Group from March 2000 until April 2003.  Prior to joining Metals USA, Mr. Parsley served 27 years in numerous capacities with Instel Steel Group, including 24 years as Vice President of Operations.

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Sharon Romere, became Vice President of Human Resources in January, 2005.  Prior to joining Metals USA in July, 2003 as Director of HR, Ms. Romere headed the Human Resources Mergers & Acquisition team for AquaSource, Inc., a subsidiary of Duquense Light.  From 1990 through 1996, Ms. Romere was Director of Human Resources for Maxxam, Inc.  Ms. Romere holds a Bachelors degree in Management and a Senior Professional Human Resources certification.

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Sam Sciple, became Vice President and Director of Internal Audit on March 1, 2003. Previously, Mr. Sciple served as Vice President and CFO of Jeffreys Steel Company, Mobile, Alabama, where he had been employed since 1979.  Jeffreys Steel Company, comprised of nine services centers located through the Southeast, was acquired by Metals USA in September 1997.  After the acquisition, Mr. Sciple remained with the Company in the capacity of regional controller for the Plates and Shapes Southeast service centers until January 2001.  He then relocated to the corporate office in Houston where he served as Controller for the Plates and Shapes Group.  Mr. Sciple remained in that position until he assumed his current position. Mr. Sciple is a Certified Public Accountant and prior to joining Jeffreys Steel Company was employed by a national accounting firm.

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