Chuck Schmitt, head of SSAB Americas, will retire in the summer of 2025. A recruitment process to find his successor will begin shortly.

Schmitt has been head of SSAB Americas and a member of SSAB’s group executive committee since 2011. He has been with the company since 1990, starting at the US-based IPSCO which was later acquired by SSAB.

“I am extremely proud of the SSAB that we have built and the success we have created together,” Schmitt said. “We have a strong financial position, an industry-leading safety performance and we are at the forefront of innovation and the green transformation. I now look forward to sharing more time with family but will continue to follow SSAB’s journey and my friends and colleagues from a distance.”

“I am extremely proud of the SSAB that we have built and the success we have created together.”

Chuck Schmitt, head of SSAB Americas.

Johnny Sjöström, SSAB president and CEO, commented: “I want to thank Chuck for his important and long-term contributions to SSAB. As head of SSAB Americas, he has had great impact on the company’s development and results in recent years.”

Schmitt will remain in his current position until 30 June 2025. A recruitment process to find his successor will begin shortly.