Murray R. McClean, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Tuesday announced the appointments of Joseph Alvarado as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CMC and Tracy L. Porter as Vice President of CMC and President of the CMC Americas Division.
Alvarado will begin his new role with CMC on April 30, 2010. In this capacity, he will be responsible for the direction and coordination of CMC's two operational divisions, the CMC Americas Division and the CMC International Division. During his career, Alvarado has held many leadership positions within the steel industry, including Ispat International N.V. (prior to its acquisition by ArcelorMittal), Birmingham Steel and Inland Steel. Most recently he served as President of US Steel's Tubular Products Division, and prior to that as President and Chief Operating Officer of Lone Star Technologies (prior to its acquisition by US Steel). Alvarado holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Notre Dame and a MBA from Cornell University.
Porter, who has been with CMC for nineteen years, has held numerous positions within the company. He began his career at the Seguin, Texas mini mill, later became General Manager of the CMC Steel Arkansas/CMC Southern Post unit in Magnolia, Arkansas, and headed CMC's Rebar Fabrication Division within the CMC Americas Division prior to his most recent role as Interim President of the Division. Porter received his BBA in accounting from Texas State University. His appointment in this new capacity is effective April 19, 2010.
Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries manufacture, recycle and market steel and metal products, related materials and services through a network including steel mini mills, steel fabrication and processing plants, construction-related product warehouses, a copper tube mill, metal recycling facilities and marketing and distribution offices in the United States and in strategic international markets.