Officers

The association and its work are governed by the worldstainless Board, which meets twice a year. Elected by the members, the Board is composed of up to 18 members. The Board elects the Executive Committee which consists of the worldstainless Chairman, four Vice Chairmen, the Treasurer and the Secretary-General and four other members. The Executive Committee meets one to two times a year.

The Officers for 2024-2025 are:

NameCompanyRole
Akihiko InoueNIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel CorporationChairman
Bernardo VelázquezAcerinoxVice Chairman
Timoteo Di MauloAperamVice Chairman
Kyoung-Jin RheePOSCOVice Chairman
Frank KochSwiss Steel GroupTreasurer
Li, HuaChina Baowu TISCOMember of the Executive Committee
Johan StrydomColumbus Stainless
Tetsuya ShimizuDaido Steel
Fumio ShimadaJFE Steel
Cristobal FuentesNorth American Stainless
Tim CollinsworldstainlessSecretary-General
Dr. Edwin Bassonworldsteel(ex officio)