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New President at David J. Joseph Company
Written by Sandy Williams
December 17, 2020
Scrap recycling and brokerage firm David J. Joseph Company, a Nucor subsidiary, has promoted Mark Schaefer to president, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Schaefer succeeds Craig Feldman who will remain an executive vice president based in Charlotte, N.C.
Schaefer joined DJJ in 1985, serving in number of positions including executive vice president of both the recycling and brokerage groups. He was appointed Nucor general manager in 2013 and Nucor vice president in 2014.
DJJ operates a network of more than 60 scrap recycling facilities in the U.S. and was acquired by Nucor in 2008. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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