Chicago, Illinois-based Evraz North America announced Thursday that John Zanieski has been promoted to the position of President of Evraz Recycling, and Jacob Lubbe has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Development and Supply Chain.
As President of Evraz Recycling, Zanieski will manage the company's scrap procurement and recycling operations. He brings over 25 years of progressive professional experience with both public and private companies, most recently at Precision Castparts Corporation where he was their General Manager and Vice President, West Coast Operations.
Lubbe, who most recently served in the role of Vice President, Manufacturing Development at Evraz North America, will continue to lead the improvement and standardization of the company's manufacturing performance. Lubbe joined Evraz just over a year ago and has been instrumental in overseeing implementation of 6S and other lean manufacturing practices across the company's operations. Before joining Evraz, he was the Plant Manager at Charter Steel in Cleveland, Ohio and held several management positions within Gerdau Ameristeel.