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8-K - FORM 8-K - NUCOR CORP | d8k.htm |
EX-3.1 - BYLAWS OF NUCOR CORPORATION - NUCOR CORP | dex31.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
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News Release |
NUCOR NAMES JOHN FERRIOLA PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND
ANNOUNCES HIS ELECTION TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, January 3, 2011 Effective January 1, 2011, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) appointed John J. Ferriola President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and elected him to the Board to serve in the class of directors with a term expiring at the Companys 2012 annual meeting of stockholders. Daniel R. DiMicco, who has served as Nucors President and Chief Executive Officer since 2000 and also as its Chairman since 2006, will continue to serve as Nucors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Ferriola had served as Nucors Chief Operating Officer of Steelmaking Operations since 2007. He was an Executive Vice President of Nucor from 2002 to 2007 and a Vice President from 1996 to 2001. He has been employed by Nucor in various capacities since 1991, including serving as general manager at three Nucor facilities, in Texas, Nebraska and Indiana.
John has been an exceptional leader throughout his 20-year career with Nucor and a strong member of the executive team in Charlotte for more than nine years, DiMicco commented. He has made outstanding contributions to Nucors strong record of profitable growth and our companys unique culture. With his new responsibilities, I look forward to working with John on a broader array of issues.
Nucor and affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel in bars, beams, sheet and plate; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal building systems; light gauge steel framing; steel grating and expanded metal; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North Americas largest recycler.
Nucor Executive Offices: 1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
Phone 704-366-7000 Fax 704-362-4208 www.nucor.com