North America

Brian Benko serves as chief digital officer ArcelorMittal North America. 

Brian joined the group in 1987 at ArcelorMittal Dofasco as a process software analyst. From 1987 to 2001, he held various managerial positions in information systems, including IT operations, application development, data strategies and infrastructure services. From then on, he has held positions of increased responsibility, including his most recent position of chief digital officer at ArcelorMittal Dofasco. 

Brian holds a bachelor of science degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. 

Victor Cairo serves as vice president, ArcelorMittal and CEO of ArcelorMittal Mexico, overseeing ArcelorMittal’s operations in Mexico, including flat, long and tubular product facilities.

Victor started his career with Caterpillar in operations before moving to Prolec GE as its plant manager in 1997. He joined the group as general manager Dofasco de Mexico in 2000, and has played a key role in the evolution of the business, from project stage to a mature and well-diversified business, over the last decade.

Victor holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and electrical engineering from Universidad Regiomontana and a MBA from Instituto Tecnologico y Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Sean serves as vice president, ArcelorMittal and chief executive officer, ArcelorMittal Dofasco in Hamilton, Ontario.

Sean joined Dofasco in 1981 as a production engineer. He held various leadership positions with the company before being appointed general manager of market development and product applications in 2003.

In 2005, he became director for quality systems and manufacturing technology, and in 2008 he was named vice president of technology. Prior to becoming CEO ArcelorMittal Dofasco in November 2014, Sean was vice president of manufacturing.

He graduated from the McMaster University in Canada with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering.

Peter Leblanc was appointed chief marketing officer of automotive for ArcelorMittal North America in May 2018. Leblanc previously served as director of automotive sales for ArcelorMittal North America.

Leblanc joined Dofasco in 1987 as a metallurgical engineer. He progressed through various roles servicing the automotive market, including both technical and commercial functions. In 1996, he was appointed manager of automotive market development, responsible for organizing the advanced engineering activities with the automotive customers in North America. In 2003, he was promoted to corporate account manager automotive, responsible for the commercial requirements of the Asian car makers in North America. He held this position until 2008, before taking his current role.

Leblanc graduated as a metallurgical engineer from Dalhousie (DalTech) in Halifax, Canada. He completed executive education programs at the Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) and McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario).

Rogerio was appointed chief financial officer of ArcelorMittal North America in January 2019. As CFO of North America, his primary responsibility is to manage Mexico, AM/NS Calvert, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada finances focusing on analyzing all data, planning, financial risks and reporting.

Rogerio joined Belgo Mineira in 1991 in the controlling department. In 1997, he entered an expatriation program at BBA (Belgo Bekaert Arames – wire business JV in Brazil) while pursuing his activities in controlling in Belgium and in the United States. In 2000, he became administrative and financial manager of the new wire ropes joint venture in Brazil. In 2005, he joined the corporate controlling team in Luxembourg and in September 2006 he was nominated General Manager of ArcelorMittal in charge of the Long Carbon segment (Long Americas, Long Europe and Wire Solutions). In 2008, he was appointed head of controlling of Long Carbon Americas. From 2012 to 2014, he was chief financial officer of Trinidad Tobago and Costa Rica. From 2015 to 2018, he was chief financial officer of Long Carbon Central and South America, responsible for controlling, risks and compliance.

Rogerio is an economist from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil (UFMG) and holds a MBA in finance from IBMEC School in Brazil.

Marcia Miller serves as vice president of government relations for ArcelorMittal North America, with specific responsibility for all government relations activities of ArcelorMittal USA. She joined ArcelorMittal in 2007 as senior director for federal government relations in Washington, D.C.

Prior to ArcelorMittal, she served for nine years on the U.S. International Trade Commission, including as chairman and vice chairman. She worked for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance between 1988 and 1995, first as a professional staff member and eventually as chief international trade counselor. Marcia also worked for the law firms of Kelley Drye & Warren and Wilmer Cutler Pickering, as well as the American Textile Manufacturers Institute. 

Marcia earned a master’s degree from the School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. and a bachelor’s degree in international studies and political science from Miami University in Ohio.

Anderson Morelato, manager of ArcelorMittal, was appointed chief technical cfficer of ArcelorMittal North America in October 2019.

Anderson joined the Group in 1999 in the customer technical support department of ArcelorMittal Tubarao, Brazil. Between 2008 and 2012 he held various managerial positions in the quality department of ArcelorMittal Tubarao before moving to the Technology Manager role in November 2012. In April 2014 Anderson was appointed as hot rolling mill plant manager at Tubarao and later promoted to general manager of hot rolling mill and products finishing position. Anderson moved to AM/NS Calvert in April 2017 to lead the production improvement initiatives. Later in 2017 Anderson  was appointed head of primary, being in charge of hot strip mill and internal logistics operations until he moved to the North American team.
 
Anderson has a diploma in metallurgical engineering, a Master’s degree in metallurgy and materials engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, and a specialization in business administration from Fundacao Dom Cabral in Minas Gerais as well as several leadership trainings from ArcelorMittal University.

François Perras serves as chief executive officer, ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada.

Francois joined the group in 2000 at ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada as metallurgical process engineer in the cold mill Flat Products area. He held several operational roles in quality process, project management, rolling and steelmaking. He moved to Luxembourg in 2010 and held the position of executive assistant to a GMB member till 2012. Returning to Canada, he worked in procurement Long Products before moving to his recent position of head of business strategy Long Products Canada, responsible for Strategy 2020 and beyond.

François is a graduate in metallurgical engineering from the Laval university and the Michigan Technological University (MTU) and holds an Executive MBA from Sherbrooke University.

William (Bill) Steers serves as general manager, communications and corporate responsibility for ArcelorMittal’s Americas region, which encompasses more than 50 steel production, mining and finishing facilities, and approximately 40,000 employees. He oversees the company’s corporate responsibility efforts across two continents as well as corporate communications, media relations and brand management.

As a member of ArcelorMittal’s Americas’ senior management team, Bill leverages his environmental and sustainability communications expertise to counsel the company’s leadership on stakeholder engagement and environmental stewardship. His team is recognized for introducing and leading corporate responsibility initiatives that have been showcased and shared as best practices across the global organization. He also serves as president of the ArcelorMittal USA Foundation which focuses its funding in three areas: health and safety, environment and education.

Edward (Ed) Vore serves as chief executive officer, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products North America. He joined Copperweld Corporation in 1983 which was a legacy company acquired by Dofasco in 2005. He held a number of commercial roles of increasing responsibility prior to an assignment in the metallurgical department at the Shelby, Ohio tubing plant. After his technical development, Edward held commercial management roles in sales and marketing of increasing responsibility until assuming his current position in July 2013.

He is a member of the executive boards of the MSCI Tubular Products Council, Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI), and the Steel Tube Institute of North America (past president).

Edward holds a Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical engineering from Lafayette College and a MBA in executive management from Ashland University.