Esmark Appoints Jack Biegalski CEO of Esmark Steel Group, Alvarez to Lead Esmark International

SEWICKLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esmark Steel Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Esmark, Inc., today announced the appointment of Jack Biegalski as Chief Executive Officer effective October 1. Biegalski succeeds Roberto Alvarez, who has been appointed CEO of Esmark International.

Biegalski will report to Esmark Inc. founder and Executive Chairman James P. Bouchard and join the executive leadership team. Also reporting to Bouchard are Alvarez, Dave Luptak, CEO of Ohio Coatings Company-Tin Operations, and Randy Stanton, acting President and CFO of Esmark Inc.

Biegalski brings nearly four decades of steel industry experience to the Esmark Steel Group. He most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer, American Heavy Plates. He also served as Director of Sales, ArcelorMittal USA, and has served as the chair of the Metals Service Center Institute’s Plates and Shapes Council. Biegalski has also served on the Executive Council, Boy Scouts of America, for 21 years. He earned a B.A. degree from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

“We are very excited to welcome Jack to the Esmark family to lead our steel group,” said Bouchard. “He brings a wealth of steel and producer industry experience to the team, and I know he will make an immediate impact on our organization, our customers, and our partners.”

“I am very grateful to Roberto for running Esmark Steel Group successfully for many years. Focusing all of his time now on our international business and our growth into new markets is the perfect next role for him,” continued Bouchard.

As CEO of Esmark International, Alvarez will focus his time on international markets including Esmark’s Mexico subsidiary and joint ventures in Latin America, Slovakia, Japan and South Korea.

Esmark Steel Group is a leading service center, processor and distributor of value-added flat-rolled steel products, offering the products, services and innovations to help customers meet their exacting standards and sustain a competitive edge in their industries. Since its founding in 2003, Esmark Steel Group has built an enviable reputation for excellence in serving the metals processing and distribution requirements for a wide range of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and companies engaged in the manufacturing, building construction, consumer products, appliances, container and storage/shelving industries. As one of the nation’s largest processors and distributors of flat-rolled steel, Esmark Steel Group maintains “Just-In-Time” inventory in a full range of product grades. All facilities are ISO 9001:2008 Certified.

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About Esmark Steel Group

Esmark Steel Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Esmark, Inc., is one of the United States’ leading processors and distributors of value-added flat-rolled steel and its affiliate is the third-largest U.S. producer of tin plate steel. We offer the products, services and innovations to help our customers gain and sustain the competitive edge in their industries. www.esmarksteelgroup.com

About Esmark, Inc.

Esmark, Inc. is a diversified, privately held family company with a portfolio of industrial companies with strong roots in the steel industry. Over the years, Esmark has diversified its interests and operations into a number of businesses engaged in the industrial and commodity sectors. Esmark (a former publicly traded company on NASDAQ: ESMK) has focused on several key industries including steel services, oil and gas exploration, aviation, real estate, professional services, technology and youth sports development. The company is also an active corporate citizen in the communities it serves, having committed more than $10 million in philanthropic support of a wide range of humanitarian, education, family wellness and youth sports programs in Pennsylvania, Illinois and internationally. www.esmark.com