Nucor Corporation announced that chief digital officer and executive vice president, R. Joseph Stratman, plans to retire on June 8, 2019 after more than 29 years of service with Nucor.
Stratman began his career with Nucor in 1989 as controller of Nucor Building Systems-Indiana. He then served as controller of Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, general manager of Nucor Steel-Nebraska and General Manager of Nucor-Yamato. He was promoted to vice president of Nucor in 1999 and to executive vice president of beam and plate products in 2007. Stratman later served as executive vice president of business development, executive vice president of raw materials and most recently as chief digital officer and executive vice president.
Effective May 19, 2019, MaryEmily Slate will be promoted to executive vice president and will assume responsibilities for the Tubular Products Group, logistics and certain joint ventures. Slate began her career with Nucor in 2000 as district sales manager at Nucor Steel-Arkansas. She later served as sales manager at Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC and then as cold mill manager. In 2010, Slate was promoted to general manager of Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc. and was elected vice president in 2012. She was promoted to vice president of Nucor Steel-Arkansas in 2015.
Ladd Hall will continue to serve as executive vice president of sheet products, and Ray Napolitan will assume responsibility for Nucor’s digital initiatives while continuing his role as executive vice president of engineered bar products.
Published in the June 2019 Edition
