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Peter Matt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Peter Matt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Peter Matt is President and Chief Executive Officer of CMC. He was appointed President in April 2023 and Chief Executive Officer in September 2023.

Prior to his appointment as President, Peter has served as a member of CMC’s Board of Directors since June 2020. He continues to serve on the Board of CMC.

Before joining CMC, Peter served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Constellium SE, a leading global aluminum fabrication company. Prior to Constellium, he spent 30 years in investment banking with Credit Suisse in various leadership positions.

Over the course of his career, Peter has amassed a wealth of industry experience from his time working with manufacturing companies in the metals and metals-related industries, and brings significant financial, strategic and executive managerial experience to CMC.

He serves as a board member for the FX Matt Brewing Company, a family company founded in 1888. He is also active as a mentor with American Corporate Partners, an organization helping military veterans transition to the civilian workforce and serves on the board of the Metals Service Center Institute.

Peter graduated from Amherst College where he earned a degree in English.
Paul Lawrence

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Paul Lawrence

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Paul Lawrence is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CMC. Paul joined CMC in February 2016 as Vice President of Finance and has held various finance leadership positions, including Treasurer and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, and was appointed to his current role in November 2021.

Prior to joining CMC, Paul worked with Gerdau from 2003 to 2016, holding several roles including North American Information Technology Leader, Assistant Vice President and Corporate Controller and Deputy Corporate Controller. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Lawrence held several financial positions with Co-Steel Inc., which was acquired by Gerdau SA.

Paul studied at Queen’s University in Ontario and holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce.
Jody Absher

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

Jody Absher

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

Jody Absher is Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of CMC. Jody joined CMC’s legal department in May 2011 and has previously served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Prior to joining CMC, Jody was an associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. In addition to her role at CMC, Jody is currently serving on the Board of the Genesis Women’s Alliance.

Jody holds a B.S. in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Jennifer Durbin

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer

Jennifer Durbin

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer

Jennifer Durbin is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer at CMC. In this role, she has responsibility for CMC's Global Human Resources in support of CMC’s workforce of more than 13,000 employees. Jennifer oversees all areas within Human Resources, including attracting and retaining talent, leadership development, compensation and benefits, and succession planning. In addition, she is responsible for CMC's communications/marketing, setting the company's external and internal communications strategy to ensure consistent messaging and to build CMC's brand.

Prior to this role, Jennifer held executive roles for the company as VP and Chief Human Resources Officer and VP, HR & Safety. Previously, Jennifer also served for 10 years as Lead Counsel at CMC. Before joining CMC, she was an attorney at Sidley Austin, LLP.

In addition to her role at CMC, Jennifer is involved in several community organizations, including currently serving on the Dallas Board of the American Heart Association and serving on the Board of Trustees of the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation.

Jennifer has a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa and a law degree from Boston University School of Law.
Ty Garrison

Senior Vice President, Operational & Commercial Excellence

Ty Garrison

Senior Vice President, Operational & Commercial Excellence

Ty Garrison is Senior Vice President of Operational & Commercial Excellence for CMC. In this role Ty oversees Global operations support functions, including safety, engineering, environmental, and supply chain. He is also responsible for developing and leading the company’s Commercial Excellence strategy, with additional focus on planning and executing CMC’s integration, innovation and digital initiatives. He will work closely with CMC's North American Steel Group and the Emerging Businesses Group leadership.

Prior to his current role, Ty served as CMC's Senior Vice President of Operations where he was responsible for operations and commercial teams in the U.S. and Poland, along with supply chain, engineering and operational excellence. Ty joined CMC in 2000 and has served in many roles across both sales and operations, including Vice President of the West Region and Vice President of the East Region prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations in 2021.

Ty currently serves as the Chairman of the Steel Manufacturers Association. He is also a member of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology and has actively participated in the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.

Ty holds a B.A. from Texas Lutheran University in Education and Political Science.
Michael Doucet

Senior Vice President, Emerging Businesses Group

Michael Doucet

Senior Vice President, Emerging Businesses Group

Michael Doucet is Senior Vice President, Emerging Businesses Group at CMC. In his current role, Michael is responsible for the commercial, operational and financial performance and growth strategy for several CMC businesses, including CMC Poland, Tensar, Geopier, Performance Reinforcing Steel, Impact Metals, Construction Services and CMC Anchoring Systems. In collaboration with CMC's corporate strategy team, he also works to identify and look for synergies across CMC's portfolio of offerings.

Before his current role, Michael was Vice President, Commercial at CMC. He began his career in the sales department at CMC Steel Texas in 1996. He served in numerous roles from 2002 to 2013 including General Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and Director of Sales. In 2020, he rejoined CMC as GalvaBar Director of Operations as part of the company's acquisition of the GalvaBar assets from AZZ. Michael most recently served as CMC's Vice President of the Southeast Region, a position he was promoted to in December of 2020. He was appointed Vice President, Commercial in April 2022.

Michael is active in various industry associations including Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute and Associated Builders and Contractors.

Michael holds a degree in Marketing from Texas Lutheran University and an MBA from University of Texas at San Antonio.
Steve Simpson

Senior Vice President, North American Steel Group

Steve Simpson

Senior Vice President, North American Steel Group

Steve Simpson is Senior Vice President of the North American Steel Group at CMC. In his current role, Steve is responsible for all commercial, operational and financial performance for CMC's North American steel mills, rebar fabrication, recycling and post-tension businesses, to include developing and executing strategies essential to ensuring growth of all businesses within the group.

Previously, Steve served as the Vice President of CMC's Central Division, where he was responsible for all CMC’s recycling, mill and fabrication operations from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Steve joined CMC in 2019 as Director of Special Projects, before relocating to Cayce, SC as the Director of Commercial Operations in the East. He became Vice President of East Commercial in 2021, overseeing sales for rebar, wire rod and specialty steel products.

Steve has 30 years of steel industry experience, having previously worked in a variety of sales and marketing positions with CMC, Charter Manufacturing and Gerdau North America. Prior to joining CMC, his most recent position was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Charter Steel.

Steve studied at Concordia University in Montreal and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
Chris Westrick

Vice President, Strategy, Government Affairs & Sustainability

Chris Westrick

Vice President, Strategy, Government Affairs & Sustainability

Chris Westrick is Vice President of Strategy, Government Affairs & Sustainability at CMC. In this role, Chris is responsible for business development and strategy, in addition to overseeing CMC's trade, government affairs and sustainability efforts. He also works closely with CMC leadership and internal and external partners to identify opportunities for our businesses and to develop strategies to capitalize on those opportunities. Chris is also responsible for the development, implementation and execution of our Government advocacy and policy engagement efforts and sustainability strategy.

Previously, Chris was Vice President of Sustainability and Government Affairs at CMC, where he lead our sustainability efforts, all governmental affairs and trade matters, and CMC's marketing team.

Chris joined CMC in 2017 as the Director of Business Development and M&A. He later served as Area Manager in our Rebar Fabrication business and most recently has led integration efforts for recent acquisitions.
Prior to joining CMC, Chris worked for Gerdau where he led their business development and strategy group and subsequently served as General Manager of their Wire Products business.

Chris has a B.S./B.A. in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University.