Senior Officers

C. Lourenco Goncalves, has been President and Chief Executive Officer and one of Metals USA’s directors since February 2003 and President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Metals USA Holdings since May 1, 2006. Mr. Goncalves 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 Siderúrgica Nacional (“CSN”), where he held positions as a Managing Director, General Superintendent of Volta Redonda Works, Hot Rolling General Manager, Cold Rolling and Coated Products General Manager, Hot Strip Mill Superintendent, Continuous Casting Superintendent and Quality Control Manager. Mr. Goncalves earned a Masters of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Military Institute of Engineering 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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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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Division Presidents

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-Ferrous 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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Mickey Marshall, became President of Plates and Shapes Group – Southeast in January 2009.  Prior to that, Mr. Marshall served as Metals USA’s Vice President, Plates and Shapes Southeast between September 2000 and December 2008.  Mr. Marshall began his career with Jeffreys Steel Company in 1984, where he held various management positions including Sales, Purchasing and Operations.  Jeffreys Steel was purchased by Metals USA in 1997.  Mr. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.

 

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Jim Urban, became President of Plates and Shapes Group - Northeast in April 2010. Prior to this assignment, since 2001, Mr. Urban was Regional Vice President, Plates and Shapes Group, while also serving as General Manager of the Langhorne Service Center. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Urban held the position of Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Plates and Shapes Group. Prior to that, Mr. Urban held a variety of sales and management positions from 1979 to 1999 with Interstate Steel Supply Company. Mr. Urban is a 1979 graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA.

 

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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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Corporate Officers

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, Mr. Henneke 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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Will Smith, joined Metals USA as Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary in August 2009.  Prior to joining Metals USA, Mr. Smith was General Counsel, Secretary and Director of Corporate Development for an international biometric technology company.  Prior to that, Mr. Smith was with DLA Piper where he was an Associate and then Partner in the Corporate & Securities practice group.  Before joining DLA Piper, Mr. Smith practiced law in Seoul, Korea, where he represented and counseled multinational corporations and engaged in a variety of domestic and international commercial transactions. Mr. Smith received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his A.B. from Georgetown University.

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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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Vince Longo, was appointed Director of Safety for Metals USA corporate in June of 2009.  Prior to that Mr. Longo was Director of Safety for the Flat Rolled group from 2006 to June of 2009.  He began his employment in the Metals industry with Steel Service Systems as Plant Manager in 1997.  Steel Servicer Systems was one of the founding eight Metals USA Companies in 1998.  Prior to that he held several Manufacturing positons in various industries including 17 years with John Deere.

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