U.S. Steel names general manager–Gary Works

United States Steel Corp. has announced that Michael S. Williams has been named general manager-Gary Works, succeeding Raymond R. Terza, who has been appointed managing director-coke battery assessment, reliability and rehabilitation. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations at U.S. Steel's largest integrated steelmaking facility, Williams will have responsibility for East Chicago Tin in East Chicago, Ind., and U.S. Steel's Midwest Plant, a finishing operation in Portage, Ind. The appointment is effective September 1.

Williams comes to U.S. Steel from Special Metals Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, where he served as vice president-commercial products. He served as president and COO of Ormet Corp. from 2002 to 2006. Williams joined Ormet, an aluminum producer headquartered in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1999 and rose through a variety of increasingly responsible positions in operations and sales roles before being named president. From 1992 to 1999, Williams worked at U.S. Steel Gary Works where he was division manager for several operations, including hot rolling, steel producing and systems and process control. He has also held managerial positions with Armco Steel Corp. and Koppers Corp.

Williams earned a bachelor's degree in information science with a minor in economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1983. He also is a graduate of Indiana University's Executive Management Program.