The Board of Directors has appointed Mr Thachat Viswanath NARENDRAN as the Chairman of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) for a one-year period starting October 2024.
| Name | Company | From | To |
| Thachat Viswanath Narendran | Tata Steel | 2024 | 2025 |
| Leon Topalian | Nucor Corporation | 2023 | 2024 |
| Jeong-Woo Choi | POSCO Holdings | 2022 | 2023 |
| Sajjan Jindal | JSW Steel Limited | 2021 | 2022 |
| Yu Yong | HBIS | 2019 | 2021 |
| André Johannpeter | Gerdau | 2018 | 2019 |
| Kosei Shindo | NSSMC | 2017 | 2018 |
| John Ferriola | Nucor Corporation | 2016 | 2017 |
| Wolfgang Eder | voestalpine | 2014 | 2016 |
| Joon-Yang Chung | POSCO | 2013 | 2014 |
| Alexey Mordashov | Severstal JSC | 2012 | 2013 |
| Xiaogang Zhang | Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation | 2011 | 2012 |
| Hajime Bada | JFE Holdings Inc. | 2010 | 2011 |
| Paolo Rocca | Techint Group | 2009 | 2010 |
| Lakshmi N. Mittal | ArcelorMittal | 2008 | 2009 |
| Ku-Taek Lee | POSCO | 2007 | 2008 |
| John P. Surma | United States Steel Corporation | 2006 | 2007 |
| Guy Dollé | Arcelor | 2005 | 2006 |
| Akio Mimura | Nippon Steel Corporation | 2004 | 2005 |
| Kirby C. Adams | BlueScope Steel Limited | 2003 | 2004 |
| John T. Mayberry | Dofasco Inc. | 2002 | 2003 |
| Sir Brian Moffat | Corus Group plc | 2001 | 2002 |
| C.Y. Wang | China Steel Corporation | 2000 | 2001 |
| Akira Chihaya | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1999 | 2000 |
| Thomas J. Usher | USX Corporation | 1998 | 1999 |
| Francis Mer | Usinor | 1997 | 1998 |
| Mahn-Je Kim | Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. | 1996 | 1997 |
| Takashi Imai | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1995 | 1996 |
| Curtis H. Barnette | Bethlehem Steel Corporation | 1994 | 1995 |
| Dr Heinz A. Kriwet | Thyssen AG | 1993 | 1994 |
| Hiroshi Saito | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1992 | 1993 |
| Brian T. Loton | The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. | 1991 | 1992 |
| Walter F. Williams | Bethlehem Steel Corporation | 1990 | 1991 |
| Sir Robert Scholey | British Steel plc | 1989 | 1990 |
| Hiroshi Saito | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1988 | 1989 |
| David M. Roderick | USX Corporation | 1986 | 1988 |
| Jan D. Hooglandt | Hoogovens Groep BV | 1985 | 1986 |
| Yutaka Takeda | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1983 | 1985 |
| Frederick G. Jaicks | Inland Steel Company | 1981 | 1983 |
| Dieter Spethmann | Thyssen Aktiengesellschaft | 1979 | 1981 |
| Eishiro Saito | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1977 | 1979 |
| George A. Stinson | National Steel Corporation | 1975 | 1977 |
| Jacques Ferry | Chambre Syndicale de la Sidérurgie Française | 1973 | 1975 |
| Yoshihiro Inayama | Nippon Steel Corporation | 1971 | 1973 |
| Logan T. Johnston | Armco Inc. | 1969 | 1971 |
| Hans-Günther Sohl | August Thyssen-Hütte AG | 1967 | 1969 |