Dirk Francis Dirk Francis was appointed to ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P.’s executive team in April 2022. He previously served as chief operating officer, primary, ArcelorMittal Germany, and deputy site manager of ArcelorMittal Europe Flat Products since 2018. Prior to joining ArcelorMittal Germany, he was head of blast furnaces and sinter plants at ArcelorMittal Ghent from 2015 to 2018. He joined ArcelorMittal Ghent in 1998 in cokemaking, where he held several positions as project manager, line manager and support manager. in 2008, he was appointed head of cokemaking and in 2012 his responsibilities expanded to include raw materials, the Harbour, Recycling and Internal Transport. Francis started his career in 1995 at Philips Lighting in the Netherlands, in charge of development and assembly of energy-saving lamps. He holds a master of civil engineering degree in mechatronics from the University of Leuven, Belgium, as well as a master of industrial engineering degree in electromechanics from the Industrial High School of Ghent, Belgium. |
