ArcelorMittal announced the retirement of Mr. Henri Blaffart, executive officer, and executive vice president of ArcelorMittal. Mr. Blaffart, 63, will retire from his duties as member of the management committee and as head of human resources and corporate services on 30 March 2018. Mr. Blaffart’s position as executive vice president and head of human resources will be assumed by Mr. Bart Wille, who recently joined the group from Bekaert, a steel wire transformation and coatings business. He previously spent many years at Unilever in a number of HR related positions. Mr. Wille has also been nominated as executive officer.