The CEO of Acerinox, Bernardo Velázquez, has been elected as President of the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) for a period of two years (2019-2021).
The new ISSF Chairman, Acerinox’s CEO since 2010, graduated in Industrial Engineering at the ICAI, the university which awarded him the Javier Benjumea Award in 2015.
He will combine this new international role with the positions he currently holds as Chairman of the UNESID (Association of Steel Producers and Primary Steel Processors in Spain) and Board Member of World Steel (World Association of Steel Manufacturers).
Bernardo Velázquez has worked for almost 30 years in the international stainless steel industry, since joining Acerinox in 1990, where he has held several positions of responsibility. On his return to Spain, after his experience in Mexico and Australia, he held the positions of Assistant General Director, Systems Manager and Strategy Manager in 2005. In 2007, he was appointed Managing Director, a position he held until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2010.