On Monday, Aristides Corbellini of Vale, SA was named Chairman of the Board for Fontana, California-based steelmaker California Steel Industries (CSI) after Vicente Wright's decision to leave the position.
Corbellini, who has been a member of the Board of Directors for CSI since 2008, serves in his primary position as Global Steel Director at Vale, a 50 percent shareholder of CSI along with JFE Steel Corporation of Japan. He previously served as the President and CEO of ThyssenKrupp CSA Siderurgica do Atlantico since its incorporation in September 2004 to 2008, and he is currently Vice-Chairman of the Board. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Companhia Siderurgica do Pecem, a joint venture of Vale with Dongkuk Steel and Posco of Korea.