Nucor Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected retired U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin III as a director effective September 18, 2017.
General Austin, retired as a 4-star general in 2016 after nearly 41 years with the U.S. Army. From March 2013 through March 2016, General Austin served as the commander of U.S. Central Command responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the 20-country Central Region that includes Iraq, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Prior to that he served as the 33rd vice chief of staff of the Army from January 2012 to March 2013 and as the combined forces commander in Iraq from September 2010 through the completion of Operation New Dawn in December 2011.
Over his military career, General Austin was awarded the Silver Star, five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Graduate Award from the United States Military Academy at West Point, among others.
Published in the October 2017 Edition of American Recycler News