SIJ ELEKTRODE JESENICE SHALL BE MANAGED BY GIUSEPPE LOMBARDI

Ljubljana, 15 July 2019 - Management Board of the SIJ Group has appointed Giuseppe Lombardi the Managing Director of SIJ Elektrode Jesenice. Mr. Lombardi has over 15 years of experience in production management, operations, and process optimisation in various companies in the chemical and mechanical industries. Since 2011 and until joining the SIJ Group, he has been the production director for copper wire and drawn wire at Aurubis AG. The Management Board of the SIJ Group is convinced that Giuseppe Lombardi’s wealth of leadership experience will contribute to the successful business and further development of SIJ Elektrode Jesenice.

Mag. Andrej Pogačnik, the previous Managing Director, temporarily managing two companies - SIJ Elektrode Jesenice and SIJ SUZ will continue to manage SIJ SUZ.

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SIJ Group is the largest Slovenian vertically integrated metallurgical group. Its products hold leading positions in European and global niche steel markets. SIJ Group is one of the ten largest business groups in Slovenia, the five largest Slovenian exporters and the most important employers in Slovenia.

Additional information:


SIJ – Slovenian Steel Group, d.d.
mag. Sara Wagner, Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +386 1 242 98 27
Mobile: +386 41 313 532
Email: sara.wagner@sij.si