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SMU Community Chat: June 26 with Triple-S CEO Gary Stein

Written by Michael Cowden

June 20, 2024

The next SMU Community Chat will be Wednesday, June 26, at 11 am ET (10 am CT) with Gary Stein, CEO of Triple-S Steel Holdings Inc.

The webinar is free to attend. A recording will be available only to SMU members. You can register here.

We’ll talk about the market for structurals and trends in construction. We’ll also touch on trade policy, government regulation – and maybe even a lesson or two from steel history.

So think of some good questions, and bring them to the Q&A.

More about Gary

Triple-S Steel’s founder, Bruce D. Stein, named his son Gary the president of the company on his first day of work in 1983. Since taking over, Triple-S Steel has grown from a single location to one of the industry’s largest players in steel service centers.

Triple-S Steel, a family-owned business, now encompasses more than 53 locations. Triple-S’s 2,300+ colleagues can be found across 17 states, Canada, Dubai, and Colombia.

Gary’s family extends to his wife of 33 years, Tracy, and their three grown children, Sam, Ben, and Ellie. In addition, Stein has served on numerous civic, philanthropic, and industry boards.

Notably, Stein currently serves on the board of the American Institute of Steel Construction and (AISC) and the board of visitors at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Michael Cowden

Michael Cowden is managing editor for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.

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