ArcelorMittal - Women Interviewing Other Women

As part of the international women’s day celebration, we interviewed Rocio Rivas, who leads our tax function for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia and has recently been appointed as General Manager in our Group.   Rocio told us about her tax career path, how she found and pursued her purpose, and how she mentors and supports others along the way. 

We had a conversation with Sema Alyamac, CMO Bars & Rods for ArcelorMittal Europe, in January. She joined the segment Long Products a few months ago and shared how taking risks is helping her to achieve her goals.

Each year, on 19 November, for the International Men’s Day (IMD) which celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, to their families and communities, we take the opportunity to interview a male leader in our industry. This year we had the chance to sit down with Sanjay Samaddar, Vice President of ArcelorMittal, Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products segment and Country Head Poland. In this new episode Sanjay is sharing his experience both as a CEO, as well as a Mentor to prepare the future generation of leaders and to take care of our wellbeing.

In our October's episode, discover how Binta Boy, Senior Marketing professional, injects her values and commitment both to engage with stakeholders in her public affairs mission for ArcelorMittal and volunteering for communities. In this episode you will also get insights on the role of an Institutional Relations director and the relations with stakeholders for climate change mitigation. 

In our September’s episode, meet Srikanya Das, HR Leader graduated in Engineering and then in HR, working at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS India). Srikanya is currently in charge to define the workforce planning and support in building the talent pool to handle the operation of the new plants. Get to know Srikanya and be inspired by her passion for operations and for people, through our AMNS India's story.

This month, meet Sihem Admi, who after completion of her apprenticeship within our Group, will start this September her permanent contract as Head of Maintenance. Get to know her insights on how to get the best out of your apprenticeship and why ArcelorMittal was the perfect fit to fulfill her career aspirations.  

In this month's episode, meet Mona Leuchters, Reliability Manager at ArcelorMittal Hamburg who at 16 decided to drop out of school to give work a chance at this young age. Several years in different surroundings helped her to define her professional goal: Becoming an Engineer in the Steel industry. From a school drop out to an engineer, be inspired by the story of Mona and her motivation to continuously learn and evolve.

This month, feel the energy of Cynthia Arredondo, CHRO for ArcelorMittal Mexico who has been recognized during 10 consecutive years by Expansion Magazine to be one of the 100 most powerful woman in business in Mexico. In this episode, Cynthia talks about her career and her passion to connect and develop people, creating value for the company as well as for the communities around it.

In this month’s episode, you will have the opportunity to meet Nicoleta (Nikki) Popa, Head of ArcelorMittal Global R&D Construction applications, Infrastructures and Long Products. Get insights of her responsibility as Global R&D leader, how she is supporting the Group’s strategy through amazing projects, and of her key mission as Head of Steligence Resident Engineers.

In our April's episode, discover how Chandini Singh, an ambitious engineer working at ArcelorMittal South Africa and student in Master in Technology & Innovation Management at the University in Pretoria, travels around the world to meet and learn from ArcelorMittal colleagues, and joins a conference in Brazil to talk about her article for preliminary research on timber industry.