CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor
Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that its board of directors
has elected Laurette T. Koellner as
a director effective immediately.
Ms. Koellner, 60, most recently served as Executive Chairman of
International Lease Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of American
International Group, Inc. ("AIG"), from 2012 until its sale to
AerCap Holdings N.V. in 2014. She retired as President of
Boeing International, a division of The Boeing Company, in
2008. Ms. Koellner joined Boeing in 1997 and held a variety
of financial and business leadership positions during her more than
11-year tenure with the company, including serving as President of
Connexion by Boeing. At Boeing, she was also a member of the
Office of the Chairman and served as Executive Vice President,
Internal Services, Chief Human Resources and Administrative
Officer, President of Shared Services, as well as Corporate
Controller.
Prior to her time with Boeing, Ms. Koellner spent 19 years at
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, which was acquired by Boeing.
She held a number of management roles of increasing responsibility,
including Vice President and Corporate General Auditor.
Ms. Koellner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business
management from the University of Central
Florida and a Masters of Business Administration degree from
Stetson University.
"We are very fortunate to have Laurette on our board. Her
extensive international and financial expertise makes her a
valuable asset to the Nucor team," said John Ferriola, Nucor's Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to benefiting from
her service and insight."
Nucor and affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with
operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products produced include: carbon and
alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; steel piling; steel
joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete
reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal
building systems; steel grating and expanded metal; and wire and
wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers
ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies
ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is
North America's largest
recycler.
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