{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"80808","rtpr_id":"nGNEbgdkgC","ticker":"MT","exchange":"","all_tickers":["MT"],"title":"REG-Geert Van Poelvoorde to retire as CEO ArcelorMittal Europe","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-06T12:11:24.081Z","article_body":"Appointed Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel\n\n6 July 2026, 14:05 CET\n\nArcelorMittal today announces that its CEO of Europe and member of the Group\nManagement Committee, Mr Geert Van Poelvoorde, will retire from his executive\nposition at the end of July. He will take up the position of Chairman of the\nBoard of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel.\n\nMr Van Poelvoorde has made an immense contribution to the company since\njoining as a project engineer in the hot strip mill in Ghent in 1989. His\ntechnical expertise combined with his natural leadership skills saw him rise\nrapidly through the ranks, moving to Bremen in 1995 where he took up\nresponsibility for operations and engineering. He returned to Ghent as Chief\nOperating Officer, and shortly afterwards, in 2008, became CEO of\nArcelorMittal Ghent. Since then, he has held various CEO positions in the\nArcelorMittal group, including CEO Business Division North, CEO Flat Carbon\nEurope, and CEO of ArcelorMittal Europe from 2021. He also held the position\nof President of Eurofer for seven years, from 2015 to 2022.\n\nAditya Mittal, CEO ArcelorMittal, said:\n\n“Geert has been an exceptional leader of ArcelorMittal Europe, and it has\nbeen a pleasure to work closely with him for the past twenty years. He has\nextraordinary energy, drive, technical knowledge and passion and has worked\ntirelessly to champion the strategic importance of Europe retaining a strong\nsteel industry. His legacy is considerable, including the fact that our\nEuropean business is now facing a brighter future. He has pivoted the business\ntowards a safer, cleaner, more digital future, introducing the dynamic pricing\nconcept and launching our green steel certificates, the first step towards\ncreating value from lower carbon products and lead markets for green steel. We\nare of course very sad he is retiring but delighted he will retain a\nconnection to the Company as Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe\nSteel.”\n   \nGeert Van Poelvoorde, said:\n\n“It has been an extraordinary 37 years in the steel industry. I could not\nhave imagined when I started out in Ghent how fulfilling and rewarding my\ncareer would be. The steel industry is never easy, but it is full of great\npeople who care passionately about the material we make and it has been a\ngreat privilege to have been CEO of ArcelorMittal’s European segment for the\npast five years. We have done a lot, and I am proud that I leave the segment\nsafer, stronger and having started our transition to lower-carbon steelmaking.\nI would like to thank Mr Mittal and Aditya for their confidence in me and all\nthe great colleagues I have worked with over the decades. There is never a\ngood time to retire, but with the TRQ introduced on 1(st) July and CBAM in\nplace since the beginning of the year, I feel that the future for European\nsteelmaking is looking brighter. And I am not leaving entirely as I will\ncontinue as Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel, also\nrepresenting the Company at Eurofer.”\n\nENDS\n\nAbout ArcelorMittal\n \nArcelorMittal is one of the world’s leading integrated steel and mining\ncompanies with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking operations\nin 14 countries. It is the largest steel producer in Europe, among the largest\nin the Americas, and has a growing presence in Asia through its joint venture\nAM/NS India. ArcelorMittal sells its products to a diverse range of customers\nincluding the automotive, engineering, construction and machinery industries,\nand in 2025 generated revenues of $61.4 billion, produced 55.6 million metric\ntonnes of crude steel and 48.8 million tonnes of iron ore. Our purpose is to\nproduce smarter steels for people and planet. Steels made using innovative\nprocesses which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce\ncosts. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for the\nrenewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform\nthrough this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an\nentrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that\nchange.\n \nArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam\n(MT), Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of\nBarcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).\n   \nhttp://corporate.arcelormittal.com/  \n\n ArcelorMittal Investor Relations contact information \n General       +44 20 7543 1128  \n Retail        +44 20 3214 2893  \n Bonds/Credit  +33 157 955 035   \n\n\n\n ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications contact information \n Paul Weigh                           \n Tel:        +44 20 3214 2419         \n E-mail      press@arcelormittal.com","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNEbgdkgC","title":"REG-Geert Van Poelvoorde to retire as CEO ArcelorMittal Europe","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MT","created":"2026-07-06T12:11:24.081Z","tickers":["MT"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Appointed Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel\n\n6 July 2026, 14:05 CET\n\nArcelorMittal today announces that its CEO of Europe and member of the Group\nManagement Committee, Mr Geert Van Poelvoorde, will retire from his executive\nposition at the end of July. He will take up the position of Chairman of the\nBoard of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel.\n\nMr Van Poelvoorde has made an immense contribution to the company since\njoining as a project engineer in the hot strip mill in Ghent in 1989. His\ntechnical expertise combined with his natural leadership skills saw him rise\nrapidly through the ranks, moving to Bremen in 1995 where he took up\nresponsibility for operations and engineering. He returned to Ghent as Chief\nOperating Officer, and shortly afterwards, in 2008, became CEO of\nArcelorMittal Ghent. Since then, he has held various CEO positions in the\nArcelorMittal group, including CEO Business Division North, CEO Flat Carbon\nEurope, and CEO of ArcelorMittal Europe from 2021. He also held the position\nof President of Eurofer for seven years, from 2015 to 2022.\n\nAditya Mittal, CEO ArcelorMittal, said:\n\n“Geert has been an exceptional leader of ArcelorMittal Europe, and it has\nbeen a pleasure to work closely with him for the past twenty years. He has\nextraordinary energy, drive, technical knowledge and passion and has worked\ntirelessly to champion the strategic importance of Europe retaining a strong\nsteel industry. His legacy is considerable, including the fact that our\nEuropean business is now facing a brighter future. He has pivoted the business\ntowards a safer, cleaner, more digital future, introducing the dynamic pricing\nconcept and launching our green steel certificates, the first step towards\ncreating value from lower carbon products and lead markets for green steel. We\nare of course very sad he is retiring but delighted he will retain a\nconnection to the Company as Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe\nSteel.”\n   \nGeert Van Poelvoorde, said:\n\n“It has been an extraordinary 37 years in the steel industry. I could not\nhave imagined when I started out in Ghent how fulfilling and rewarding my\ncareer would be. The steel industry is never easy, but it is full of great\npeople who care passionately about the material we make and it has been a\ngreat privilege to have been CEO of ArcelorMittal’s European segment for the\npast five years. We have done a lot, and I am proud that I leave the segment\nsafer, stronger and having started our transition to lower-carbon steelmaking.\nI would like to thank Mr Mittal and Aditya for their confidence in me and all\nthe great colleagues I have worked with over the decades. There is never a\ngood time to retire, but with the TRQ introduced on 1(st) July and CBAM in\nplace since the beginning of the year, I feel that the future for European\nsteelmaking is looking brighter. And I am not leaving entirely as I will\ncontinue as Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel, also\nrepresenting the Company at Eurofer.”\n\nENDS\n\nAbout ArcelorMittal\n \nArcelorMittal is one of the world’s leading integrated steel and mining\ncompanies with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking operations\nin 14 countries. It is the largest steel producer in Europe, among the largest\nin the Americas, and has a growing presence in Asia through its joint venture\nAM/NS India. ArcelorMittal sells its products to a diverse range of customers\nincluding the automotive, engineering, construction and machinery industries,\nand in 2025 generated revenues of $61.4 billion, produced 55.6 million metric\ntonnes of crude steel and 48.8 million tonnes of iron ore. Our purpose is to\nproduce smarter steels for people and planet. Steels made using innovative\nprocesses which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce\ncosts. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for the\nrenewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform\nthrough this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an\nentrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that\nchange.\n \nArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam\n(MT), Paris (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of\nBarcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).\n   \nhttp://corporate.arcelormittal.com/  \n\n ArcelorMittal Investor Relations contact information \n General       +44 20 7543 1128  \n Retail        +44 20 3214 2893  \n Bonds/Credit  +33 157 955 035   \n\n\n\n ArcelorMittal Corporate Communications contact information \n Paul Weigh                           \n Tel:        +44 20 3214 2419         \n E-mail      press@arcelormittal.com"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-06T12:11:24.178989271Z","server_sent_at_ms":1783339884178},"received_at":"2026-07-06T12:11:24.246Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"69922","press_release_id":"80808","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Geert Van Poelvoorde will retire as CEO of ArcelorMittal Europe at the end of July, transitioning to the role of Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Europe Steel.\n\nVan Poelvoorde has been with the company since 1989, holding various leadership positions including CEO of the European segment since 2021 and President of Eurofer from 2015 to 2022.\n\nGroup CEO Aditya Mittal credited Van Poelvoorde with steering the business toward a safer, cleaner future and championing green steel initiatives.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Europe chief steps down after 37 years; continuity maintained via Chairman role."},"keyFigures":{"revenue":"$61.4 billion","customDimensions":{"iron_ore_production":"48.8 million tonnes","crude_steel_production":"55.6 million metric tonnes"}},"quotedText":"Geert has been an exceptional leader of ArcelorMittal Europe, and it has been a pleasure to work closely with him for the past twenty years.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Geert Van Poelvoorde","role":"CEO ArcelorMittal Europe (retiring)"},{"name":"Aditya Mittal","role":"CEO ArcelorMittal"}],"products":["green steel certificates"],"companies":[{"name":"ArcelorMittal","ticker":"MT"},{"name":"ArcelorMittal Europe Steel","relationship":"subsidiary"},{"name":"Eurofer","relationship":"industry association"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$61.4 billion","context":"2025 revenues"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Planned retirement of the regional CEO for Europe, a significant market for the company. 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