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SeverCorr started with a handful of industry veterans who saw an opportunity and believed the best way to meet it was with a new-generation steel plant. And -- as promised at the ground-breaking less than two years ago -- the new mill produced it's first primary coil in September of 2007.
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On October 27, 2005, SeverCorr’s founding team participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking for America’s newest steel mill near Columbus, Mississippi. The new mill will begin processing steel by the third quarter of 2007. Participating in the groundbreaking are (from left): John Correnti, Michael Wagner, LeRoy Prichard, Richard Painter, Mikhail Smirnov, Wynn Calland and Edward Lehner.
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John Correnti
Mr. Correnti’s steel experience began in 1969 with United States Steel where he served in construction management activities until 1980. He joined Nucor Corporation in 1980 as the manager of construction. Early on in his career at Nucor, Mr. Correnti developed methods to fast track the construction of new steel facilities and to shorten schedules by as much as 50%. In 1984, he became a vice president of Nucor. In 1987, he negotiated a joint venture with Yamato and constructed a highly successful beam mini mill in Blytheville, Arkansas. In 1991, Mr. Correnti was appointed president and chief operating officer of Nucor. He became chief executive officer of Nucor in 1996. In 2000, Mr. Correnti led and won a proxy fight to take over Birmingham Steel, which he successfully restructured and sold to Nucor in 2003. Also in 2003, Mr. Correnti worked with Carl Icahn in the successful restructuring and restoration to profitability of Phillip Services, the third largest scrap supplier in the United States.
Michael Wagner
A native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Mike Wagner began his steel career with Bethlehem Steel in their 1984 management training program. He served in a number of sales capacities before joining the start-up of Nucor-Yamato Steel in 1988 as a regional sales representative. Mike was soon promoted by Nucor to Sales Manager at its first flat rolled mini-mill in Crawfordsville, Indiana; where he led the growth of the thin slab cast product into traditional integrated mill applications. Active in various industry associations, Mike was instrumental as Co-Chairman of the Steel Alliance that focused on public awareness of steel’s advantages. He joined Birmingham Steel Corporation in 2000 as Vice President Sales and Marketing and eventually became the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. As Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for SeverCorr, LLC he is part of a team of industry experts constructing the next generation steel mill in Columbus, Mississippi.
Richard Painter
Richard Painter worked at Nucor from 1987 to 1999, serving as construction manager on a number of mini mill projects. While at Nucor, Painter managed construction for the world’s second flat-rolled mini mill. He also assisted in the construction of Nucor’s other two flat-rolled mini mills. Painter was involved with a group attempting to purchase a flat-rolled mini mill in Korea after he left Nucor Birmingham Steel as special projects director. As Vice President of Construction, Painter is responsible for all facets of the construction on the new SeverCorr steel mill site.
LeRoy Prichard
Prior to joining SeverCorr late in 2003, LeRoy Prichard was the CEO of MMFX Steel Corporation, a start-up company with a patented corrosion-resistant steel being introduced into the market place. Prior to his position at MMFX, Prichard was responsible for researching and implementing new steel technologies at Nucor from 1989 to 1995. In 1987, when Prichard joined Nucor, he was an engineering/project manager where he worked on mini mill construction and start up projects. Mr. Prichard’s steel career began in 1967 at US Steel where he first met John Correnti. Prichard is Vice President of Technology at SeverCorr, and responsible for equipment and technology acquisition at the new facility.
Edward Lehner
Edward Lehner is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career with Deloitte & Touche in 1989. He joined Nucor Corporation as a corporate analyst in 1992 and became the group controller of Nucor Building Systems in 1994. In 1998, Lehner became the transportation and materials handling manager at Nucor’s largest steel producing facility for sheet and structural steel in Berkeley County, South Carolina. In 2001, he was hired as the vice president & general manager of Birmingham Steel – Seattle, a 700,000-ton per year long products steel manufacturing facility in Seattle, Washington. In January 2004, Lehner joined SeverCorr as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Wynn Calland
Prior to joining the SeverCorr team, Wynn Calland was the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Birmingham Steel Corporation. In this capacity, he was responsible for Birmingham Steel’s environmental, safety and health and risk management programs. Prior to his work at Birmingham Steel, he worked at various environmental and safety management positions in the chemical industry. Calland is a retired Naval Officer with extensive management experience in marine and coastal environmental policy and compliance. At SeverCorr, Calland manages the company’s environmental, safety, and risk management functions. During the construction phase, he also negotiates and manages construction site contracts, as well as providing regulatory review of all equipment and supply contracts. Calland also provides direct supervision over all insurance requirements and loss control processes, and serves as the SeverCorr’s liaison with outside attorneys for legal matters.
Mikhail Smirnov
Born in Cherepovets, Russia, Mikhail Smirnov, began his steel career with JSC Severstal in Russia in 1999. During his years at Severstal, he advanced through key positions at the company and in 2004, was assigned the position of Director Strategic Planning and Development at Severstal North America in Dearborn, Michigan. In 2005, Smirnov was relocated to Columbus, Mississippi, as the Vice-President of Finance for SeverCorr. His educational background is extensive: a Master of Law degree from Moscow State Academy of Law, an MBA from the University of Northumbria in Newcastle, England and a Masters degree in Economics from the Moscow State University of Management.
John Bell
A native of upstate, New York, John Bell began his steel career at J&L Steel’s Graham Research Center as a senior research engineer. In 1973, he became the chief steel plant metallurgist in the melt shop at McLouth Steel in Detroit. Bell joined National Steel’s Granite City Works in 1982 as manager of continuous casting. In 1987, Bell joined Nucor as melt shop manager at Nucor-Yamato and in 1995 became melt shop manager at Nucor-Berkeley. In 2004 he was appointed general manager of steelmaking technologies at Nucor. Now Executive Vice President and General Manager of Operations for SeverCorr, Bell holds bachelors and masters degrees in metallurgical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Tom Marchak A Pennsylvania native, Tom Marchak joined SeverCorr in June 2006 as General Manager of Sales. Prior to joining SeverCorr, Marchak was Vice President of Commercial for Kenwal Steel, operating out of Kenwal’s Burns Harbor, Indiana facility. Marchak also worked for 20 years in various positions with Bethlehem Steel, rising to manager of cold-rolled products. A graduate of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, he also graduated from executive courses at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Charlie Furman
Charlie Furman joined SeverCorr in February, 2006 as Human Resources Manager. Furman had a 29 year career with Bethlehem Steel, serving in multiple locations in a broad range of human resource functions with a concentration in employee relations. He ended his tenure after directing the full scope of HR functions while Manager of Human Resources at Bethlehem’s Burns Harbor, Indiana facility. Furman has also consulted in employee benefits plans and human resource/business process integrations for merging businesses. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University. A native of Valparaiso, Indiana, Furman was born in Buffalo, New York.
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