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Bull Moose Tube promotes Fink to COO

Written by Laura Miller

June 27, 2024

Bull Moose Tube Co. (BMT) announced Jim Fink as its new chief operating officer.

Fink has 35 years of experience in pipe and tube engineering and operations, the last 12 of which have been with BMT. Before joining the company, he held engineering positions with Maverick Tube and Boomerang Tube, according to a statement from BMT.

John Krupinski, the company’s CEO and CFO, said, “Jim’s engineering, operations, and leadership experience makes him the perfect fit to ensure Bull Moose remains in the best position to respond to our customers’ needs in an always dynamic and ever-changing market.”

BMT, a subsidiary of privately held Caparo Bull Moose, is based in Chesterfield, Mo. It operates seven plants in the US and one in Canada, which manufacture welded hollow structural sections (HSS), mechanical tubing, sprinkler pipe, pipe piling, and more.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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