Biographies

 

Peter F. Marcus, a steel securities analyst, 
is founder of World Steel Dynamics and a
consultant to the steel industry.
He began his career on Wall Street in 1961
with L.F. Rothschild & Co. In early 1999,
after 28 years at PaineWebber, Peter with his
World Steel Dynamics staff formed their own
separate and independent company.
Peter graduated from Cornell University in
1960 and received an MBA from New York
University in 1965.

 

Karlis M. Kirsis, has researched the steel
industry for more than 30 years, since 1978
in partnership with Peter Marcus.
Karlis is responsible for coordinating
WSD's business, publishing and
marketing operations. He oversees the
research projects of its staff and authors
his own studies.
Karlis has an engineering degree from
Northeastern University and a MBA from
the Columbia Business School

 

Patrick A. McCormick, a commercial veteran of global steel buying has recently joined World Steel Dynamics. Pat has previously held various engineering and procurement management positions during his 30-year career at Emerson. His specializations are global strategy development, supplier relationship management, and industry analysis. Pat is a member of the Institute of Supply Chain Management and holds a MBA from Washington University.

 

 

Becky E. Hites has over 20 years of Wall Street and steel industry experience, and joined the World Steel Dynamics in 2003. Since joining WSD, in addition to working on banking projects, she has developed new aspects of the early warning system including the Steel Thermometer and The Cyclone. Becky has an Economics degree from the State University of West Georgia and a MBA from Georgia State University. She is a member of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology, the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and the CFA Institute. She has been recognized in Who's Who in Finance and Who's Who in America.