Liberty Steel Group appoints new CEOs at key European operations

Liberty Steel Group, part of GFG Alliance, has made two new senior management appointments to European team, the company said Feb. 2.

Liberty Steel said it has appointed Renaud Moretti as CEO of Liberty Downstream Synergies and Colin McGibbon as CEO of Liberty France.

Moretti, who has almost 20 years of experience within the steel industry and was most recently CEO of NLMK Europe Strip, will be responsible for the overall management of the company’s downstream steel mills in Europe, including the Liberty Magona plant in Italy and Liberty Liege-Dudelange’s three plants in Belgium and Luxembourg. He will join the company in April.

McGibbon will be responsible for the overall management of the company’s French GREENSTEEL businesses, as well as Liberty Ascoval and Liberty Rail Hayange. He joined the company on Feb. 1. McGibbon has more than 20 years’ experience in the metals industry, most recently as the CEO of SLN Nickel Company in New Caledonia.

— Annalisa Villa