Dennis Oates, chief executive officer of US speciality steelmaker Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP), was awarded the 2018 Stainless Steel Executive of the Year award at Metal Bulletin and SMR's Stainless & Special Steel Conference in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday September 20.
Oates has worked in the stainless and special steel industry for almost 45 years, since beginning his career in the sector at Lukens Steel in 1974.He was previously in senior roles at special steel mill Carpenter Technology, metals distributor TW Metals, and metals recycling and precision metal...