45+ yeas as a senior executive in the North American steel industry

15 years as President of the Steel Manufacturing Association (“SMA”), the steel industry’s trade group in Washington, D.C.

Long career in steel with Wheeling-Pittsburgh, Kaiser Steel, and Bethlehem Steel

Former Board member of GrafTech (NYSE:EAF), Globe Specialty Metals (NASDAQ:GSM) and others

MS in Industrial Management from Purdue University Krannert School of Management, BS in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University

Married for 50 years to Karen with three children (all engineers), and seven grandchildren (so far two engineers). Tom enjoys life in Arizona, national parks, Austrian-Czech history, and sometimes golf