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Unity Aluminum Appoints Barry Schneider to Board of Directors
Global Metals Industry Executive Joins Unity Aluminum Board of Directors ASHLAND, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Unity Aluminum, a leading company in the
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nGlobal Metals Industry Executive Joins Unity Aluminum Board of Directors\n\n ASHLAND, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUnity Aluminum, a leading company in the 21st-century global aluminum industry, announced the appointment of Barry Schneider to the Company’s Board of Directors. Schneider has decades of experience in the metals industry, including mill startups, and currently serves as senior vice president− Flat Roll Group for world-renowned Steel Dynamics, Inc, a NASDAQ listed company (NASDAQ: STLD.)\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210111005768/en/Barry Schneider — Senior Vice President, Flat Roll Group for Steel Dynamics, Inc — appointed to Unity Aluminum Board of Directors. (Photo: Business Wire)\nSchneider joined Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) in 1995 and was a key member of the company’s startup operations that resulted in construction of its first steel mill. Since then, he has successfully managed the startup of seven additional facilities. In his current role, Schneider is responsible for SDI’s largest business unit that oversees five facilities. He also serves on the boards of the Association of Iron & Steel Technology and United Steel Supply.\n\n“Unity Aluminum is excited to welcome Barry Schneider to the team,” said Charles Price, chairman of the Unity Aluminum board of directors. “His hands-on experience in mill startups and management will translate into valuable governance and oversight for our shareholders.”\n\nSchneider joins the five other directors who oversee Unity Aluminum. His appointment began January 1, 2021.\n\n“Like others in the industry, I have been watching the Unity Aluminum project closely and am impressed by its strong projected financial returns as well as its environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects,” said Schneider. “The senior leadership team has worked tirelessly to put this company on the path to success and establish a results-oriented team culture. I’m eager to contribute to this on-shoring comeback that is vital to the global aluminum industry and our national interests.”\n\nUnity Aluminum’s first project, an aluminum rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky, is projected to generate more than 1,000 construction jobs, 550 full-time mill jobs and thousands of indirect jobs and additional investments in the region. Unity ...