{"id":11535,"date":"2026-02-03T17:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steelorg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=11535"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:18:56","slug":"aisi-welcomes-tom-cox-to-aisi-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steel.org\/2026\/02\/aisi-welcomes-tom-cox-to-aisi-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"AISI Welcomes Tom Cox to AISI Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The American Iron and Steel Institute\u2019s (AISI)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Board of Directors\u00a0today\u00a0elected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tom Cox, president of SSAB America<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s\u00a0as\u00a0a member of AISI\u2019s Board.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AISI\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Lourenco Goncalves,\u00a0chairman, president and CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs,\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cWith decades of technical,\u00a0metallurgical\u00a0and operational\u00a0experience, Tom brings invaluable knowledge to AISI leadership. We are\u00a0pleased to\u00a0welcome him to the AISI Board.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kevin Dempsey, AISI president and CEO, said,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cTom\u2019s decades of experience in the steel industry provide an important perspective to our Board. We look forward to\u00a0his\u00a0valuable contributions on the\u00a0numerous\u00a0crucial issues confronting the\u00a0American steel industry.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tom\u00a0Cox has been with SSAB Americas since 2001 and has held a variety of positions in technical services, continuous improvement and rolling mill operations.\u00a0In 2020, he became General Manager of SSAB\u2019s mill in Montpelier, Iowa.\u00a0Before joining SSAB, Tom worked for LTV Steel. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Ambrose University.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">####<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: Lisa Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>202.452.7115 \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lharrison@steel.org\">lharrison@steel.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">AISI serves as the voice of the American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI\u2019s membership is comprised of integrated and electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers, steel pipe and tube manufacturers and steel processors and fabricators, reflecting the production and distribution of both carbon and stainless steels. These steels are critical to America\u2019s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. AISI also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI\u2019s website at\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steel.org\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.steel.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Follow AISI on\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AISISteel\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Facebook<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/american-iron-and-steel-institute\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aisisteel\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(@AISISteel) or\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/americanironandsteel\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:-144,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The American Iron and Steel Institute\u2019s (AISI)\u00a0Board of Directors\u00a0today\u00a0elected\u00a0Tom Cox, president of SSAB Americas\u00a0as\u00a0a member of AISI\u2019s Board.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AISI\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Lourenco Goncalves,\u00a0chairman, president and CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs,\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cWith decades of technical,\u00a0metallurgical\u00a0and operational\u00a0experience, Tom brings invaluable knowledge to AISI leadership. We are\u00a0pleased to\u00a0welcome him to the AISI Board.\u201d\u00a0 Kevin Dempsey, AISI president and CEO, said,\u00a0\u201cTom\u2019s decades of experience [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":["default"],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":["default"],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-11535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AISI Welcomes Tom Cox to AISI Board of Directors - American Iron and Steel Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AISI serves as the voice of the American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steel.org\/2026\/02\/aisi-welcomes-tom-cox-to-aisi-board-of-directors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AISI Welcomes Tom Cox to AISI Board of Directors - 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