Geert Van Poelvoorde

Geert Van Poelvoorde, 58, is a member of the Group management committee. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer ArcelorMittal Europe in February 2021.

Background

Geert started his career in 1989 as a project engineer at the Sidmar Gent hot strip mill, where he held several senior positions in the automation and process computer department. He moved to Stahlwerke Bremen in 1995 as senior project manager. Between 1998 and 2002, he headed a number of departments, and in 2003 he was appointed director of Stahlwerke Bremen, responsible for operations and engineering. In 2005, Mr. Van Poelvoorde returned to ArcelorMittal Gent to take up the position of Chief Operating Officer.

In 2008, he became Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Gent with direct responsibility for primary operations. He became Chief Executive Officer of the Business Division North within Flat Carbon Europe in 2009 and in January 2014, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Flat Carbon Europe and Purchasing. He is Vice-President of Eurofer, the European steel federation and was President of Eurofer between 2015 and 2022. Geert was appointed Chief Executive Officer ArcelorMittal Europe in February 2021. He is now responsible for the full scope of ArcelorMittal's activities in Europe.

Further information

He graduated from the University of Ghent with a degree in civil engineering and electronics. Mr. Van Poelvoorde is a citizen of Belgium.