Daniel Mull to Replace Retiring Chairman J. James Kutka, Jr.
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced that Daniel G. Mull, executive vice president of sales and marketing at ArcelorMittal USA, has been named to replace J. James Kutka, Jr. as chairman of the SMDI Board of Directors effective April 1, 2009. Kutka, senior vice president-strategic planning and business development at United States Steel Corporation, will be retiring from United States Steel Corporation on the same day.