Mr.
James N. Howell
Mr.
James N. Howell graduated from Michigan Tech in 1965 with
a Chemical Engineering degree and subsequently attended the
Thomas Cooley Law School of Lansing in 1975. Upon graduation,
Mr. Howell joined the Dow Corning Corporation where he was
active in environmental engineering and regulatory areas.
He joined the Environmental Regulations and Enforcement Division
of the State of Michigan in 1972 and the National Steel Corporation
in 1975 as Director of Environmental Affairs, Midwest Division.
Throughout his career, Mr. Howell held many progressively
responsible and important positions including Vice President
of Environmental, Energy and Public Affairs (1981), Vice President
of Engineering and Process Products Technology for National
Steel (1983), Vice President and General Manager of the Great
Lakes Division (1986). In 1991, he was appointed Vice President,
Operations of National Steel Corporation and also served as
President of ProCoil, a joint venture of National Steel and
Japan’s Marubeni Corporation. In 1993, he was appointed
Senior Vice President and CEO for National Steel. He left
National Steel in 1994 to found and develop U.S. Stainless
Company. Mr. Howell is president and CEO of U.S. Stainless,
a company with production planned at 3000,000 tons/yr. of
flat rolled sheet product. Mr. Howell is associated with the
Southern Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Club
of Detroit, the Water Pollution Control Association and the
Air Pollution Control Association. He is a member of the American
Iron and Steel Institute, the American Iron and Steel Engineers,
the Michigan Fund board of trustees, and he is a member of
the Presidents Club. He was awarded the Menorah Award of the
Michigan Trade Union Council for Histadrut in 1991. |
