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Senior Management Team

 

John Tulloch - President of IPSCO Inc.
Mr. Tulloch is responsible for managing all of the existing IPSCO businesses, as a Division of SSAB Svenskt Stal AB. In addition Mr. Tulloch is Executive Vice President IPSCO Division of SSAB and a member of SSAB’s Group Management. Mr. Tulloch joined IPSCO in 1977 and has had senior positions in both the steel and pipe businesses, most recently as Executive Vice President, Steel and Chief Commercial Officer.

David Britten - Senior Vice President - Steel
Mr. Britten has responsibility for IPSCO’s steel business in North America inclusive of the steel mills and coil processing lines. In his 22 year career with IPSCO, Mr. Britten has progressed through positions in product development, quality assurance, operations, including heading the overall tubular business. Most recently he was IPSCO’s Vice President, Corporate Development. 

Vicki Avril - Senior Vice President - Tubular
Ms. Avril has responsibility for all of IPSCO’s tubular business in the USA and Canada. This includes both welded and seamless operations inclusive of Koppel Steel and also the Ultra organization. Ms. Avril has been at IPSCO since May 2004.

Steve Hansen - Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
Dr. Hansen joined IPSCO in 2003 following a career in the integrated sector of the steel business. Dr. Hansen was Director, Technical Services for IPSCO’s steel division. In his new role, he has responsibility for IPSCO’s technical services organization, the R&D Centre and Frontier Pipe Research Unit, environmental affairs and the Company’s successful Six Sigma program.

Phil Marusarz - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Marusarz is responsible for the IPSCO division’s accounting and financial management functions. He joined IPSCO in 2001 as Treasurer, following senior financial positions in both public and private companies. Mr. Marusarz was formerly the Corporate Controller at IPSCO.

Michele Klebuc-Simes - Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Klebuc-Simes is responsible for the corporate legal function at IPSCO, as well as the Communication, Trade Policy, and Government Relations functions. She joined IPSCO in 2001 and is a member of both the Illinois and Saskatchewan bars.

Tim Wensits - Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Mr. Wensits joined IPSCO earlier in 2007 in the newly created role of Chief Information Officer. His career covers nearly 26 years in the IT industry in both the USA and Australia. In addition, Mr. Wensits is also Chief Information Officer of SSAB with overall responsibility for IT throughout the SSAB corporation.

Dan Miksta - Vice President and General Sales Manager - Steel
Mr. MIksta joined IPSCO in 2000. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana. Mr. Miksta also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Illinois' Commerce Alumni Association. Prior to his appointment with IPSCO, Mr. Miksta gained 29 years of sales experience with a major integrated steelmaker.

Ray Rarey - Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Rarey is responsible for all HR and safety functions at IPSCO. Mr. Rarey joined IPSCO in 2000 following senior positions with a number of U.S. based manufacturing companies.

Greg Maindonald - Vice President, Operations Services
Mr. Maindonald is responsible for IPSCO’s corporate Logistics and Procurement functions as well as the General Scrap Partnership. He joined IPSCO in 1974 and has had a series of positions, including time spent in primary operations, inventory and production planning, sales administration, purchasing, traffic and information technology.