Thomas A. Danjczek

Background

About Thomas A. Danjczek

Advisor to Steel Industry. Associated with Headwall Partners, a corporate finance, strategic advisory and M&A firm focused principally on the steel, metals, and mining industry from 2016 to June 2025. President, Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)from 1998 to 2014. Represented 75% US Steel Production. Past Director Graftech (GTI on NYSE)-Past Director Globe Specialty Metals (GSM on NASDAQ), Former Member of Board of Directors of Bognar and Co, Byer Steel, and Walker Magnetics. Arbitrator for American Arbitration Association for major cases. Government appointee as Trade Adviser at USTR-DOC. Past Director St. John Hospital, Ohio Valley Hospital,Trinity Medical Center, Iron and Steel Society, and Steel Alliance. General Manager at Wheeling Pittsburgh, Supt at Kaiser Steel and engineer etc. at Bethlehem Steel.Knowledgeable internationally in steel, operations, costs, enviro, safety, scrap, trade, customers, Associations, and Board responsibilities. Extensive steel industry travel in China, Japan, EU, Great Britain, Canada, Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico. Danjczek twice received the prestigious American Metal Market Advocate of the Year Award and Hall of Fame recipient. Received S&P Platts Global Lifetime Achievement Award and Recycled Materials Association ( ISRI) Lifetime Achievement Award. Life Member, Association of Iron and Steel Technology, Past Member of the Manufacturing Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers. Past Member of the World Steel Association. Received A.S.M.E. Outstanding Achievement Award, Villanova University Engineering Merit Award, AISI President’s Leadership Award, Jefferson Technical College Business Partnership Award and Department of Energy Industries of the Future Hall of Fame recipient. Past Industrial Chairman, Jefferson County United Way. Danjczek graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova, an MS in Industrial Management from Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, and participated in the University of Michigan Executive Program. He is married 51 years with 3 children -all engineers, and 7 grandchildren.