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Management Changes

STEEL DYNAMICS INC · 2026-08-04 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42

Theresa E. Wagler will become Steel Dynamics’ President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2027, when Mark D. Millett retires as CEO and becomes Executive Chairman. Wagler has served as Executive Vice President and CFO since 2007 and will join the company’s board effective immediately. Richard A. Poinsatte, currently Executive Vice President and Treasurer, will become Executive Vice President and CFO on January 1, 2027. Effective September 1, 2026, Steel Dynamics will add a Chief Technology Officer role and realign executive oversight across aluminum flat rolled products, metals recycling, construction products, steel fabrication, and flat rolled steel operations.

Key facts

• Richard A. Poinsatte will succeed Wagler as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2027. source
• Ms. Wagler will become a member of the Steel Dynamics’ board of directors effective immediately (press release dated August 4, 2026). source
• Barry Schneider will assume the new strategic growth role of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. source
• Christopher Graham has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Flat Rolled Steel Operations. source
• The following senior leadership changes are taking place effective September 1, 2026. source
• Miguel Alvarez will assume executive oversight of the company’s metals recycling business in addition to his current oversight of the company’s new strategic aluminum investments. source
• James Anderson will assume executive oversight of the company’s steel fabrication business in addition to his current oversight of the company’s long products steel group. source
• Matt Bell, Vice President of Metals Recycling, will continue to lead the metals recycling platform and report directly to Miguel Alvarez. source