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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. She also serves on the Board of North Texas CEOs Against Cancer, an American Cancer Society organization.

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 works closely with CMC's North America 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.
Brian Halloran

Senior Vice President, North America Steel Group

Brian Halloran

Senior Vice President, North America Steel Group

Brian Halloran is Senior Vice President of the North America Steel Group at CMC. Brian is responsible for the commercial, operational, and financial performance of CMC's North American steel mills, CMC Southern Post, rebar fabrication, recycling and post-tension businesses.

Brian joined CMC in 1998, and has worked in numerous commercial and operational roles, most recently as Vice President of CMC's Central Division. He is a member of the Recycled Materials Association (ReMa), and a former Chair of ReMa’s Ferrous Division.

Brian holds a BSBA in Finance and International Business from Bowling Green State University and an MBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University.
Kekin Ghelani

Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer

Kekin Ghelani

Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer

Kekin Ghelani is Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at CMC. Kekin joined CMC in September 2024 as a member of the Executive Leadership Team. In this role, Kekin is responsible for guiding CMC’s strategic direction, driving long-term growth, mergers & acquisitions efforts, including integration, and ensuring alignment across all lines of business to support CMC’s goals while working closely with our business leaders across the company.

Prior to joining CMC, Kekin held a variety of management and leadership roles at Summit Materials, DuPont, Celanese and Honeywell. Most recently, he served as the Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Summit Materials where he was responsible for corporate strategy, M&A, IT, commercial excellence and innovation.

Kekin earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Alabama and an MBA from Emory University.