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Willis Group Holdings Ltd., a global insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Richard K. Donahue, Jr. as claims specialist for the MountainGuard program in the company’s Portsmouth, N.H., office.

Donahue’s responsibilities will include obtaining information on claims from clients, verifying amounts of settlement and reconciling differences for clients in the Midwest and in Southern New England.

Willis Programs specializes in creating customized products and services to meet the risk management needs of select industries, such as sectors within the recycling industry.

Perry VanRosendale has been named senior vice president—operations and business development of Tube City LLC, Glassport, Pa.

Tube City President and COO Joseph Curtin says VanRosendale’s responsibilities will include "bottom-line results for Tube City’s six scrap processing plants in the U.S. as well as new and ongoing projects in scrap optimization, scrap handling and scrap processing." He will work from the company’s Gary, Ind., office.

The steel and scrap industry veteran joined Tube City in 1991 as vice president of operations for the Midwest Division, where he designed and built the company’s scrap processing and handling facility located at U.S. Steel’s Gary works. He has also served in other senior management positions with Tube City during the past 13 years. "There is a big growth opportunity for Tube City in scrap blending and scrap optimization," VanRosendale says.

VanRosendale was with U.S. Steel for 21 years and was area manager of scrap acquisition and processing at the Gary Works before joining Tube City.

Donald J. Forlani has joined AMG Resources Corp., Pittsburgh, in a senior executive position. Forlani previously spent more than three decades with Luria Brothers and, after its purchase, with Philip Metals, eventually becoming president of Philip Metals.

"AMG is fortunate to have Don Forlani, one of the most talented individuals in the industry, join us," says AMG Resources Corp. President and CEO Allan M. Goldstein.