Personnel Notes

PSC Metals Announces New CEO/President
PSC Metals, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has announced that Ronald Nock, former president and CEO of Severstal North America Inc., Dearborn, Mich., has been named president and CEO of PSC Metals, effective Aug. 31. He succeeds Benjamin Blemker, who is retiring.

Nock has spent his entire career in the steel industry, with stints at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and Rouge Steel Co. When Severstal purchased Rouge Steel, Nock was appointed COO and then president and CEO.
Carl Icahn, chairman of New York City-based Icahn Enterprises L.P., PSC Metals’ parent company, says, “We are pleased to have a seasoned professional of Ron Nock’s caliber and stature who can further expand PSC Metals’ business. We also would like to thank Ben Blemker for his many contributions to the success of the company.”

Exodus Machines Adds to its Sales Staff

Exodus Machines, a Superior, Wis.-based manufacturer of material handlers for the scrap and waste markets, has named Ian Lewandowski and Chris Fodor to head up its outside sales effort.

Lewandowski will represent Exodus in the Midwest and Northwestern regions of the United States and in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and western Ontario. Fodor will call on Exodus customers in the Eastern states, Eastern Canada and the balance of Ontario.

Lewandowski brings seven years’ sales experience with Genesis Attachments to his new position.

Fodor, is a six-year veteran of General Motors’ Assembly Plant in Moraine, Ohio, and brings engineering and factory-related experience to his role at Exodus.

Lewandowski will operate out of his hometown of Duluth, Minn., while Fodor will continue to reside in the Dayton, Ohio, suburb of Springboro.