The Board of Members of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following Executive Board of Directors for the 2026/2027 period. The individuals on the Executive Board of Directors will hold office for one year:
- Chair – Abdulqader ALMUBARAK, CEO, Saudi Iron and Steel Company (Hadeed)
- Vice-Chair – Uğur DALBELER, CEO, Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş.
- Vice-Chair – Tadashi IMAI, Representative Director, President and COO (Nippon Steel Corporation)
- Chair of Audit Committee – Saeed AL REMEITHI, Group CEO (EMSTEEL)
The Board of Members has also elected the 2026/2027 Executive Committee:
- Abdulqader ALMUBARAK – CEO, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed)
- In Hwa CHANG – Chairman, POSCO Holdings
- Uğur DALBELER – CEO, Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş.
- Masayuki HIROSE – President & CEO, JFE Steel Corporation
- HU Wangming – Chairman, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
- Tadashi IMAI – Representative Director, President and COO, Nippon Steel Corporation
- Sajjan JINDAL – Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Steel Limited
- André Bier Gerdau JOHANNPETER – Executive Vice Chairman, Gerdau S.A.
- LIU Jian – Chairman, HBIS Group Co., Ltd.
- Mark MILLETT – Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Steel Dynamics, Inc.
- Lakshmi N. MITTAL – Executive Chairman, ArcelorMittal
- Alexey A. MORDASHOV – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Severstal (PAO) (passive member)
- Thachat Viswanath NARENDRAN – Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Steel
- Paolo ROCCA – President and CEO, Techint Group
- Leon TOPALIAN – President & Chief Executive Officer, Nucor Corporation
- Hubert ZAJICEK – Member of the Board, CEO of Steel Division, voestalpine AG
- Henrik ADAM, Director General, World Steel Association (worldsteel), as Secretary replacing Edwin BASSON
The Board of Members has also welcomed the following steel producers as regular members:
- Anwar Ispat Ltd (Bangladesh), represented by Furkaan N. HOSSAIN
- Hunan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. (China), represented by Yongfeng HAN
The following are welcomed as affiliated members:
- Metaluck Global Resources DMCC (United Arab Emirates), represented by Charles NEIL
- Steel Producers Committee (SPC) (United Arab Emirates), represented by Badir ALMUSHARREKH
- Uzbekistan Metallurgy Association (Uzbekistan), represented by Gulbakhor Bakhodirovna TOJIMIRZAEVA
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- The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.