Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that the company’s board of directors unanimously approved that effective January 1, 2027, Theresa E. Wagler will become the company’s president and chief executive officer upon Mark D. Millett’s concurrent retirement as chief executive officer and transition to executive chairman of the board of directors. Wagler will become a member of the Steel Dynamics’ board of directors effective immediately.
Richard A. Poinsatte, the company’s executive vice president and treasurer, will succeed Wagler as the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer on January 1, 2027. Additionally, in support of the company’s long term growth, succession plan, and talent development, the following senior leadership changes are taking place effective September 1, 2026:
Barry Schneider, executive vice president and chief technology officer
Barry Schneider will be assuming the new strategic growth role of executive vice president and chief technology officer. The company is adding this executive leadership role to drive product and technology development, process innovation, and capitalize on the company’s continued decarbonization journey. In this new role, Schneider will also assume oversight of the company’s decarbonization strategy and continue to have companywide oversight of safety and information technology. Schneider has been with Steel Dynamics since the beginning, holding various leadership roles within the entire organization.
Miguel Alvarez, executive vice president and chief operating officer aluminum flat rolled products and metals recycling operations
In addition to his current oversight of the company’s new strategic aluminum investments, Alvarez will assume executive oversight of the company’s metals recycling business, with Matt Bell, vice president of metals recycling, continuing to lead the platform, reporting directly to Alvarez. Alvarez joined the company in 2019 as senior vice president, Southwest U.S. and Mexico to support the company’s steel and metals recycling growth strategy in that region. Subsequently, he was promoted to lead the company’s metals recycling platform from March 2022 to October 2025.
James Anderson, executive vice president and chief operating officer construction products operations
In addition to his current oversight of the company’s long products steel group, Anderson will assume executive oversight of the company’s steel fabrication business, with Chad Bickford, vice president of Steel Fabrication, continuing to lead the platform, reporting directly to Anderson. Anderson joined SDI in 2007, as a principal of an acquired flat rolled steel galvanizing company. Subsequently, he was promoted to lead the company’s steel fabrication business from 2015 to 2024, where he successfully diversified and grew the business.
Christopher Graham, executive vice president and chief operating officer flat rolled steel operations
Graham has been promoted in recognition of the scale of the company’s flat rolled steel operations and continued associated product diversification and growth opportunities, as well as his leadership contributions to the company overall, especially within the discipline of maintaining the company’s performance-driven, entrepreneurial culture. Graham has been with Steel Dynamics since the beginning, holding various leadership roles within the steel and steel fabrication operations.
Theresa E. Wagler, president and chief executive officer
Wagler has been the company’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and corporate secretary since May 2007. Wagler joined Steel Dynamics in 1998, and has held various strategic, operational, finance and accounting positions. She is responsible for and oversees the areas of accounting and taxation, treasury, risk management, legal, cybersecurity, human resources, companywide decarbonization strategy and strategic business development, as well as, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, and corporate communications. Wagler has been especially influential and instrumental in the company’s strategic growth positioning, differentiation, and capital allocation execution.
Additionally, Wagler also has held leadership roles for companywide safety, expansion and commercialization of copper wire and rod operations and expansion and commercialization of decarbonized product offerings through the use of biocarbon.
Published September 2026
