Appointments to lead the ongoing feasibility study in the Americas

Outokumpu Oyj 
Press release
October 18, 2023 at 11.00 am EEST 

 

Michael Tecza, Stefan Erdmann, Hugh Embrey

Appointments to lead the ongoing feasibility study in the Americas

Outokumpu announced on August 3 that the company is conducting a feasibility study to explore options to increase its existing cold-rolling capacity and investigate different options for its hot-rolling arrangements in Calvert, Alabama.

Outokumpu has now appointed two key people to drive the program further.

Michael Tecza has been appointed as Project Director. He is joining from Intel and has an extensive background in large capital investment projects across the globe. Prior to Intel, Michael Tecza led also several capital investment projects for, for example, BCG and McKinsey.

Hugh Embrey has been appointed as Technical Project Director, leading and supervising the technical implementation of Outokumpu’s selected equipment. He has an exceptional background in steel-rolling investment projects.

Both Michael Tecza and Hugh Embrey have already started their assignments, and they belong to Group Investment Office organization led by Stefan Erdmann, Chief Technology Officer at Outokumpu. 

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