Speakers
Sanjay Samaddar
Vice President – CEO, ArcelorMittal Europe Long Products
Throughout his career at ArcelorMittal since 2003, Sanjay has held the positions of CEO, Chairman and Supervisory Board member of ArcelorMittal’s plants in Poland, Romania, Czech Republic and Germany.
Apart from leading mega scale steel operations, he has also headed HR, IT and shared services at ArcelorMittal Europe’s Flat Products division, with more than 40,000 employees in 7 European plants and capacity of 30 m tons/year. Since January 2022, Sanjay has been the CEO of ArcelorMittal’s Long Products business in Europe – operations with a capacity of over 10 m tons/year and over 9,000 employees. He is also a member of the Group Management Committee of ArcelorMittal.
Sanjay has been involved with ArcelorMittal Poland since 2005, holding the positions of CEO and Chairman of the Board. During his tenure, the company has invested PLN 11 bn in its assets, significantly reducing its environmental footprint. He has developed a strong bonding with the industrial and cultural landscape of Poland, which has won him numerous awards and recognitions.
Before joining ArcelorMittal, Sanjay spent 19 years in the aluminum industry in India in senior leadership positions involving assignments with Indian Aluminium Company, Hindalco and Vedanta, including the position of CEO of India Foils Limited.
