Liberty Steel Continental Europe, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, today announces that Pascal Genest is joining the company on 1 December 2019 as CEO of Liberty Ostrava, the largest fully integrated steel plant in the Czech Republic with more than three million tons of production capacity. Pascal will be taking over from Ashok Patil, the current CEO, who has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for Liberty Steel Continental Europe. Pascal and Ashok will carry out a comprehensive hand-over process.
Pascal has a wealth of experience in the steel sector globally having had fourteen years in senior executive positions within the industry, managing both growth and turnaround situations, most recently as CEO of the leading structural steel producer in the Gulf Cooperation Council. He has also worked in senior roles in the aluminium and Private Equity sectors.
Ashok’s new role will see him take leadership of the finance function across the Liberty Steel Continental European organisation as well as acting as a business partner to its CEO Jon Bolton and the wider commercial organisation, driving business development. Ashok has a wealth of experience in the steel sector having served in senior operational and finance roles in countries across Europe.
Read the full media release on the LIBERTY Steel Group website.
