The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), disclosed that Mark Thimons will succeed Gregory Crawford as vice president of the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI). Crawford announced his upcoming retirement earlier this year.
Thimons joined SMDI in November, 2010 as director of construction sustainability and has over 25 years of experience in steel construction products and steel product sustainability.
As part of this transition, SRI will focus its efforts in two core areas –recycling programs and life cycle research. The recycling focus will include national and regional recycling initiatives, outreach and growth, while SRI’s life cycle research will include life cycle assessment studies, as well as other sustainability-related initiatives relevant to the North American steel industry.
Published in the December 2014 Edition of American Recycler News