Stéphane Brochu, General Manager of ArcelorMittal and chief operations officer ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada is nominated Vice President of ArcelorMittal and is appointed Chief Executive Officer, ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada effective 1st November 2022. He succeeds François Perras, Vice President of ArcelorMittal and Chief Executive Officer, who has announced its departure to pursue a new career opportunity. Stéphane will report to John Brett, Executive Vice President of ArcelorMittal and Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal North America.
After several years working for Atlas Stainless Steel, Stéphane Brochu joined the group in 1998, as senior coordinator, and a few years later he became plant manager of the wire rod mill at the Contrecoeur-East complex. In 2003, Stéphane Brochu became plant manager of the cold rolling mills and in 2005 plant manager of flat products, still at Contrecoeur-East. In 2008 he became plant manager at the bar mill of Contrecoeur-West, prior to his appointment as general manager of Contrecoeur-East, in January 2017. Stéphane Brochu has been in his current role, as Chief Operating Officer of ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada, since November 2017.
Stéphane Brochu holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from the Ecole Polytechnique of Montréal, Canada.
Within the next few weeks, François Perras will ensure his support to Stéphane Brochu in his new role. This and the continued support of the strong management team in place will ensure a smooth transition.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank François Perras for his many contributions to ArcelorMittal throughout his career.