worldsteel appoints new Director General, Edwin Basson
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Dr Edwin Basson
Dr Edwin Basson
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A South African national, Edwin received his PhD in economics from Pretoria University. He taught economics at the same university from 1984 to 1990 and was appointed a senior lecturer in 1986. South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) awarded Edwin the honorary medal for the advancement of science for his research.
After a few years in the banking industry, he joined the steel industry in 1994 as Chief Economist at Iscor Ltd. In 1996 he became Business Units Manager for coated steel products and flat steel products. He later headed Strategic Initiatives at the company.
Edwin joined Mittal Steel (now ArcelorMittal) in 2004 as a General Manager responsible for Marketing Strategy. He then headed Commercial Research and Market Segmentation. From 2006 until he joined worldsteel, he was Vice President, Commercial Co-ordination, Marketing and Trade Policy at ArcelorMittal.
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worldsteel:
worldsteel chooses new Director General
An executive of the world´s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, has been appointed director general of the World Steel Association. Edwin Basson, 50, will succeed Ian Christmas, who is retiring, on 1 August, subject to ratification by the board.
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