Gerdau Ameristeel names Sutter as VP and COO

Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation announced June 6 the appointment of Terry Sutter as vice president and chief operating officer, effective June 11, and reporting to president and CEO Mario Longhi. In assuming the COO executive position, Sutter will be responsible for all the company's steel manufacturing and commercial operations, as well as procurement and logistics.

Sutter joins Gerdau Ameristeel with more than 20 years of experience in international and North American manufacturing operations with such companies as Honeywell/Allied Signal, Cytec Industries and Tyco International. Prior to joining Gerdau Ameristeel, Sutter was president of Plastics and Adhesives for Tyco International and was subsequently named president and CEO of Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation, a successor company of Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, after its divestiture to Apollo Management, a private equity firm.

"Terry's exceptional operational experience will enhance Gerdau Ameristeel's operations and will help the company drive productivity growth,” said Longhi.

Sutter has an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a B.S. degree in chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

Gerdau Ameristeel is the second-largest mini-mill steel producers in North America, with annual manufacturing capacity of more than 9 million tons of mill finished steel products. Through its vertically integrated network of 17 mini-mills, 17 scrap recycling facilities and 51 downstream operations, Gerdau Ameristeel serves customers throughout the United States and Canada.