Owen Steel president wins AISC’s highest industry honor

The American Institute of Steel Construction has announced it is presenting its highest industry honor, the Robert P. Stupp Award for Leadership Excellence, to David Zalesne, president of Owen Steel Co. and a former chair of the AISC board of directors.

Zalesne has served on the AISC board for more than a decade. He has also served as chair of its government relations committee and education foundation board, and as a vice chair of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Steel (ITAC 11) under the Office of the U.S Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Before becoming president of Owen Steel Company in 2004, Zalesne practiced law as a partner in the litigation department of Klehr, Harrison and worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and finance from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law.