Community Update
INSG appoints Kamila Slupek as Secretary-General
Kamila Slupek and Paul White
The International Nickel Study Group( INSG), together with the International Lead and Zinc Study Group( ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group( ICSG), has appointed Kamila Slupek as Common Secretary-General. Kamila Slupek is a recognised expert with 20 years of experience in European affairs across several industrial sectors, including domestic appliances, machine tools and non-ferrous metals. In 2017, she joined European Metals as Sustainability Director. From 2024 to 2025, she also served as a Member of the Council of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in Poland.
Changes in leadership at Subsea7
Subsea7 has appointed Stuart Fitzgerald as CEO of Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group. He will replace John Evans. The Board
has proposed to appoint John as John Evans a Director of the Company. John has worked for Subsea7 and its predecessor companies for 40 years. He was COO of Subsea7 for 14 years and has been CEO of Subsea7 since 2020. Stuart has been CEO of Seaway7 since 2022. He joined Subsea7 in 1998 and has held a number of senior management positions including EVP Commercial and EVP Strategy and Alliances.
ONGC: Vikram Saxena gets additional charge as Director
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited( ONGC), India’ s premier energy company, has announced a key leadership adjustment at the Shri Vikram Saxena Board level. Shri Vikram Saxena, who currently serves as the Director( Technology & Field Services) on the ONGC Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Director( Strategy & Corporate Affairs).
Seadrill appoints Ali President & CEO
Seadrill Limited has appointed Samir Ali as President and Chief Executive Officer. Ali
has served as Executive Vice Samir Ali President, Chief Commercial Officer of the Company since August 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Ali was with Diamond Offshore, most recently serving as Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. He previously held roles as a Debt and Equity Investment Portfolio Manager at Bain Capital and as an Investment Banker at Simmons & Company.
John M. Curley III retires from Sandmeyer Steel
John M. Curley III, Sandmeyer Steel Company’ s Vice President – Sales, has been recently retired from Sandmeyer Steel. John M. Curley III Curley’ s retirement marks the end of a remarkable 115 years of the Curley name in the stainless steel industry. John III joined Industrial in 1976 and had a career which spanned 50 years in the industry, including his 41 years with Sandmeyer. John III left Industrial in 1985 to become Sandmeyer’ s first District Sales Manager in the New England geographic territory. In 1993, John was promoted to manager – Inside Sales and relocated to Philadelphia. He served in that role for 18 years until he became more involved with the development of Sandmeyer’ s international business. In 2011, he was named Vice President. Since 2023 until his retirement, John served as Vice President – Sales with responsibility for both domestic and international sales.
McNeeley secures MSCI Lifetime Achievement Award
Ryerson Holding Corporation, a major valueadded processor and distributor of industrial metals, has congratulated Donald R. Donald R. McNeeley McNeeley, Ph. D., on being honoured with the Metals Service Center Institute’ s( MSCI) Lifetime Achievement Award. Established in 2003, the MSCI Lifetime Achievement Award recogniSes individuals whose careers reflect sustained leadership, integrity, and service within the metals industry. Dr McNeeley previously served as CEO of Chicago Tube & Iron, which joined the Ryerson Family of Companies through the recent Olympic Steel and Ryerson merger. In addition to his industry leadership, Dr McNeeley has maintained a strong focus on education and thought leadership. His professional achievements have been closely aligned with his commitment to philanthropy. As Chairman of MSCI, he introduced the Chapter Scholarship Program, which has provided more than USD 13M in financial assistance to the children of industrial metals company employees.
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