Ohio Coatings Company (OCC) announced that it has appointed David Luptak as its CEO, effective June 1, 2022.
Luptak joined Esmark, Inc., in 2006 when Esmark acquired Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. For several years as part of the Esmark enterprise, he served as president and chief operating officer of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Later he served as Executive Vice President of Mill Operations for Esmark, Inc., before being named Esmark Industrial Group CEO and Chief Legal Counsel.
Prior to joining Wheeling Pitt Steel and Esmark, Inc., Luptak held various positions at United States Steel Corporation over the course of 21 years. In 2000, he was named General Counsel of European operations and was promoted to Assistant General Counsel at the company’s Pittsburgh headquarters in 2004. The following year, Luptak took over operations of the U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock, PA.
