David A. Wolfort joined the Board in 1987. He became Chief Operating Officer in 1995, continuing in that role until 2016, and assumed the role of President, a role that he held through 2019. In January 2020, Mr. Wolfort was named a Senior Advisor. Mr. Wolfort serves as a member of the United States International Trade Advisory Committee on Steel. He previously served on the board of directors of the Metal Service Center Institute, or MSCI, a metals industry trade association, and was a past Chairman of both the MSCI Political Action Committee and the MSCI Government Affairs Committee. Mr. Wolfort was also a former Chairman on the Ohio University Board of Trustees, and is a current Trustee and Vice-Chair of Ohio University and the Musical Arts Association (Cleveland Orchestra). With his years of experience at the Company, Mr. Wolfort brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge concerning the Company’s business operations and the competitive landscape of the metals industry.