Olympic Steel Inc. reported several recent leadership changes related to the Company's fabrication growth strategy. Fitzgerald has joined the Company in the newly created role of Vice President -Fabrication. In this role, Fitzgerald will lead the execution of Olympic Steel's fabrication strategy - a key element of the Company's growth strategy. He will specifically focus on strengthening the organization's fabrication-related commercial presence, facilitating operational standardization and implementing new technologies. He will report directly to Andrew Greiff, President and Chief Operating Officer. Fitzgerald brings more than 23 years of experience in new product development, global supply chain management, operations management and strategic planning, including in his most recent role as Global Category Procurement Manager for a leading international original equipment manufacturer (OEM). He earned his bachelor's and
master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of South Carolina. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the Wake Forest University School of Business. In addition, Matthew Grussing has been appointed Director of Sales - Fabrication. Grussing has been named Director of Sales - Fabrication. Grussing will report directly to Fitzgerald in this newly created role and focus on developing and implementing strategies to grow the Company's fabrication business. Grussing joined Olympic Steel in 2010 as an Inside Sales Representative. In his more than 13 years with the Company, he has held commercial roles of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as General Manager for the Company's Minneapolis Plate facility.
Olympic Steel, Inc. is a metals service center company. The Company provides metals processing and distribution services to a range of customers. It operates through three segments: specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and tubular and pipe products. Specialty metals flat products segment is engaged in the direct sale and distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheet and coil products, flat bar products, prime tin mill products and fabricated parts. Carbon flat products segment is engaged in the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. Tubular and pipe products segment distributes metal tubing, pipe, bar, valves and fittings and fabrication of parts supplied to various industrial markets. This segment also offers a range of value-added fabrication services, including tube laser cutting, tube bending, robotic welding, flat laser burning and others.
OLYMPIC STEEL, INC. 
