Nucor Corporation announced that Keith Grass, Nucor’s executive vice president of Raw Materials and CEO of The David J. Joseph Company (DJJ), plans to retire effective 12 September 2014.
Grass joined DJJ in 1978. Grass served as CEO of DJJ since 2000 and was appointed executive vice president of Nucor Corporation when DJJ became part of Nucor in 2008. Upon Grass’ retirement, Joe Stratman, who began his Nucor career in 1989 and has served as Executive Vice President since 2007, will assume EVP responsibilities for the raw materials group, which, in addition to DJJ, includes Nucor’s natural gas investments and logistics.