ArcelorMittal has appointed Simon Wandke as the new Chief Commercial Officer of Marketing and Sales for its Mining division and a Vice-president of the company. Wandke will report to Peter Kukielski, Head of Mining and member of the Group Management Board. With significant senior management and marketing experience in the mining industry, Wandke has focused on the development of greenfield projects and transportation logistics. Most recently, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at Ferrexpo Group. Before joining Ferrexpo, he was a partner in the Destra Consulting Group where he was responsible for launching the Australian practice from 2002 until 2005. Wandke held several senior positions at BHP Billiton between 1989 and 2002, including Vice-President of Strategic Marketing and Vice-President for Strategy within the Minerals Group.
