Steel Dynamics names president/COO

Steel producers and metals recycler Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., has appointed Barry T. Schneider to the newly created position of president/COO, effective March 1. A 28-year veteran of the company, he has served as senior vice president, Flat Roll Steel Group, since March 2016. Before that, he held various operational and leadership roles within the company's steel operations, including its Engineered Bar Products and Butler Flat Roll divisions.

Schneider holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.