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Northwest Pipe Adds Steel Exec to Board of Directors
Sep. 1, 2010 Northwest Pipe Co. announced the election of James E. Declusin, former CEO of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and Evraz Inc. NA, to its board of directors.
Declusin has over 40 years of experience in the steel industry, including 17 years with Kaiser Steel Corp. followed by time at California Steel Industries as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President.
After retiring from California Steel in 2000, Declusin was appointed to the Oregon Steel board of directors, later becoming President and CEO of the company.
Four years later, when Oregon Steel was sold to Evraz Group, Declusin continued on as CEO until his retirement earlier this year.
"Jim brings valuable perspective and experience to Northwest Pipe," said William R. Tagmyer, Chairman of the board. "I am very pleased that he is joining our board at this time."
Northwest Pipe manufactures welded steel pipe and other products in two business groups. Its Water Transmission Group is a leading supplier of large diameter, high-pressure steel pipe products that are used primarily for water infrastructure in North America. Its Tubular Products Group manufactures smaller diameter steel pipe for a wide range of applications including construction, agricultural, energy, traffic and other commercial and industrial uses. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., and has manufacturing operations in the United States, Mexico and Indonesia.