The Latin American Steel Association (Alacero), which brings together 62 companies that produce 95 percent of the steel in the region, appointed Ezequiel Tavernelli as its new executive director since June 1, replacing Alejandro Wagner who held the position in the last three years.
Tavernelli, also Argentine like Wagner, is an industrial engineer and has been part of the Techint Group since 1997.
Techint is the Italian-Argentine conglomerate with business in the energy industry as a global supplier of products (steel pipes) and tubular services through Tenaris with production in Italy (Dalmine), Argentina (Siderca and Siat), Brazil (Confab), Romania (Silcotub), Canada (Algoma), Mexico (TAMSA) and a joint venture in Japan where it owns 51 percent of a joint venture with NKK Corporation.
It is also the controller of Ternium, the largest manufacturer of flat and long steel products with operations in Mexico, Brazil, the United States, Colombia and Guatemala. It also has a technological arm with Tenova for the steel industry; a construction arm with Techint Engineering & Construction, and an oil exploration and production arm with Tecpetrol.