Mr. Topalian was named Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2022 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer beginning in 2020 and as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Mr. Topalian began his career with Nucor as a Project Engineer at Nucor Steel Berkeley in 1996.

Leon Topalian is an American businessman and the president and CEO of Nucor since January 2020. John J. Ferriola retired at the end of 2019, and was succeeded by longtime Nucor executive Topalian as CEO and president from January 2020. [1] In 2021, he was elected as the chairman of The American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI). [2]

Sep 15, 2022 · John H. Walker, a member of the Board since 2008 and most recently its Non-Executive Chairman, will continue to serve as a Board member. Mr. Topalian has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor and a member of its Board of Directors since 2020.

In September 2019 Mr. Topalian was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Nucor Corporation, and on January 1, 2020 he became President and Chief Executive. He assumed the additional role of Chair of the Board of Directors on September 15, 2022.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Leon J. Topalian, has assumed the additional role...

Dec 13, 2019 · Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Leon J. Topalian as a director and John H. Walker to serve as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, both effective January 1 , 2020.

Leon Topalian, a distinguished leader in the steel industry and President and CEO of Nucor Corporation, expands his commitment to service and leadership by joining the Board of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) President and Chief Executive Officer Leon Topalian was elected today to serve a two-year term as chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Board of Directors.

He has held various leadership positions throughout his Nucor career in Australia, at Nucor Steel South Carolina, Nucor Steel Kankakee, and Nucor-Yamato Steel Company. He served as Executive Vice President of Beam and Plate Products from 2017 to 2019.

Leon J. Topalian’s first several months as CEO of Nucor Corp. has been challenging, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Topalian on January 1 assumed the top C-Suite post, replacing John J. Ferriola, who retired as chairman and CEO (John H. Walker became the …