Personnel Notes

Rinn to Lead OmniSource Subsidiary

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), Fort Wayne, Ind., has appointed Russell Rinn executive vice president of metals recycling and president and COO of OmniSource Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary.

Rinn will be responsible for OmniSource’s ferrous and nonferrous scrap operations. SDI says Rinn fills the vacancy created when Mark Millett was promoted to president and COO of SDI in April 2011.

Rinn has more than 30 years of experience in metals recycling and steel making. Most recently, he was executive vice president of Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) and president of CMC’s Americas Division.

Millett says, “Russ’ appointment culminates a search process which began three months ago and surfaced a number of top-notch candidates, both internal as well as external. In the final analysis, however, it was clear that Russ was the right choice. Russ is a top level executive. He is a proven leader, proficient in delivering bottom-line results. His strong involvement in sales, operations and finance, along with his respect for his colleagues in all areas and levels of his previous company, fits our culture nicely.”

Aleris Names Vice President

Aleris, Beachwood, Ohio, has named Jeffrey Byrd vice president, Aleris Operating System (AOS). Byrd will lead the company’s global operating system of integrated principles, operating practices and tools designed to drive continuous improvements. He will report to Steven Demetriou, Aleris chairman and CEO.

Byrd previously was vice president, operations and supply chain for Aleris’ Rolled Products North America business. Before that he served as vice president, supply chain, for the Rolled Products business. Byrd joined Aleris in 2004.

Demetriou says, “Jeff’s appointment to this new position emphasizes our commitment to strengthen our operations. AOS is key to transforming our core processes across the enterprise to support our growth, productivity and customer service goals.”

City Carton Recycling Expands Management Staff

City Carton Recycling, based in Iowa City, Iowa, has hired Earl Brocklehurst as its maintenance service and sales manager.

Brocklehurst will be responsible for selling and advising current and potential customers on service, repair and preventative maintenance packages. He also will oversee the maintenance/shop division’s budget and maintain a required profit margin. He will be located in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, office. 

Recycling Today Media Group Adds Staff

The Recycling Today Media Group, a business unit of GIE Media Inc., Richfield, Ohio, has added two new staff members in response to continued demand for its information services and advertising and marketing communications tools.

Jackie Van Meter has joined the group in the newly created position of sales director. She will be responsible for managing the group’s marketing efforts and its print, online and conference advertising sales.

Group Publisher Jim Keefe says, “Jackie brings a wealth of media experience to this position, having worked in both consumer and business-to-business industrial sectors throughout her career.”

Van Meter also will manage direct sales for the group’s Recycling Today and Recycling Today Global Edition titles in the Western United States.

Kelley Stoklosa has joined the group as assistant editor. A recent graduate of Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Stoklosa has a range of practical experience in feature writing, print production and video journalism.

Recycling Today Media Group Associate Publisher and Editorial Director Brian Taylor says, “Through her academic achievement and extracurricular activities, Kelley has demonstrated both strong journalism training and skills as well as a strong work ethic. She’s already begun making important contributions to the group.”

Stoklosa will be working across the group’s portfolio of print and interactive media products as well as on its conferences.

The Recycling Today Media Group publishes Recycling Today, Construction & Demolition Recycling, Storage & Destruction Business (SDB) and Recycling Today Global Edition magazines. It also produces the annual Paper Recycling Conference, Paper Recycling Conference Europe and C&D Recycling Forum.

Bunting Magnetics Names Davis CFO

Bunting Magnetics Co., based in Newton, Kan., has added Jana Davis as its new chief financial officer.

In this position, Davis will be responsible for all the financial operations for both Bunting Magnetics and its wholly owned subsidiary Magnet Applications Group Ltd.

“Jana will strengthen our company in many ways,” says Robert Bunting, Bunting Magnetics owner and CEO. “First, her financial acumen is ideal for us as we continue to grow and expand internationally. Second, she has a wide range of experience, from strategic planning to human resource and information technology management which will be instrumental for us in the next few years. Finally, she has the ability to identify and implement solutions which will help us operate more efficiently.”

Decker to Lead at Apple Valley Waste

Apple Valley Waste, Kearneysville, W.V., a provider of solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services in Berkley and Jefferson Counties, W.V., and Washington County, Md., has named John Decker managing partner and CEO.

Decker is a 20-year waste industry veteran who has held leadership positions with public and private solid waste companies. Most recently, he was the vice president of operations for Casella Waste. Decker will work alongside founding partner, James (J.P.) Phillips, a 13-year industry veteran who also has worked for Allied Waste Services and General Refuse.

Phillips says, “We are pleased to welcome John to the team. John shares our passion and dedication to offer dependable waste and recycling collection services with a commitment to provide friendly, high quality services to our customers.”

      
Eriez Promotes Dave Heubel

Eriez, Erie, Pa., has promoted Dave Heubel to director of North American sales. The announcement follows the company’s decision to consolidate its United States and Canadian sales organizations into a North American sales team.

Most recently, Heubel served as national sales manager for the company’s U.S. light- and heavy-industry markets.

Heubel joined Eriez in 1990 as a technical sales representative, progressing through several assignments, including product manager of separation and market manager for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

Wendt Hires Scrap Recycling Veteran as Regional Sales Manager

Wendt Corp., Tonawanda, N.Y., designers and manufacturers of automobile shredding and nonferrous separation systems, has named David Kaminski regional sales manager.

He brings more than 40 years of experience to the job, having started in the scrap recycling industry in 1969 at Benton Processing (now Alter Trading Corp.). During his 22-year tenure at Benton, he had several titles and areas of responsibilty, including yard superintendant, operations manager and general manager. Kaminski then joined OmniSource Corp., where he managed yards in Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Mansfield, Ohio; and East Chicago, Ind. After leaving OmniSource, Kaminski spent five years as a sales consultant servicing automobile shredding operations across North America before joining the Wendt Corp. family.

In his new role as regional sales manager, Kaminski will report directly to Tom Wendt, president of Wendt Corp.

Tom Wendt says, “As part of Wendt’s continued growth, we are developing a regional sales force in order to provide an additional level of support for our customers. We are pleased to add David to our team, as his industry experience and knowledge will add value for our customers and help them improve their shredding and nonferrous processing operations.”