A Teeside company that specialises in developing green steel technology has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Middlesborough-based Binding Solutions Limited (BSL) welcomed Jon Stewart, a highly experienced executive with over 30 years of experience leading international steel technology businesses, as its new CEO.
Julian Lee, who has led BSL as CEO since October 2016, will stay with the Company as Co-Chairman.
Jon joins BSL from Primetals Technologies Limited, one of the world’s leading providers of technologies, solutions, and services to the global metals industry. At Primetals, Jon was Business Director of Metallurgical Services, responsible for Primetals’ UK Portfolio and was previously Head of the Global Blast Furnace business and downstream Rolling and Processing UK business. Before Primetals, Jon held a number of management positions at the multinational technology conglomerate Siemens and Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau. He started his career at Davy International where he was responsible for delivering steel projects in South Africa and Korea.
Jon holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Sheffield and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He is also a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Board Member of the University of Sheffield’s Technical College Multi Academy Trust. Jon was previously President of Sheffield’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Julian Lee, Co-Chairman of Binding Solutions said: “I am delighted to welcome Jon to the BSL team, his deep experience and strong track record will be invaluable as we deploy our technology to make green steel a reality at scale.
“I’m proud of the achievements we have made over the last decade in bringing BSL from a very early stage concept to an established company with a world leading Technology Centre and a bright future. Now is the right time to pass the leadership of BSL to someone with the combination of industry, technical and commercial skills to lead the company to its next stage of development. I’m excited to play a role supporting Jon as we develop the business.”
Jon Stewart, CEO of Binding Solutions said: “Julian and the world-leading team at BSL have done a fantastic job in developing BSL’s ground breaking cold agglomeration technology while building a strong reputation in the global steel industry. I’m looking forward to taking the helm at this pivotal time for the business and to helping our steel industry partners create value and deliver meaningful reductions in emissions.”
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