Steel tycoon L N Mittal honoured

Houston, Oct 11 (PTI) Indian steel tycoon L N Mittal, the
chairman & CEO of ArcelorMittal, has received the World Steel
Association Medal.
The medal was presented by Paolo Rocca, the vice chairman
of worldsteel and also chairman of Techint Group, in Tokyo.
The Medal is awarded to retiring chairmen as they step
down from being an officer of the executive committee. It is
an honor in recognition of distinguished service to the steel
industry and worldsteel.
After four years as an officer of the executive
committee, Mittal is now stepping down, though he remains a
member of the committee.
The Medal was first awarded in 1992 and has been
presented to 16 recipients to date. Sir Robert Scholey of
British Steel was the first to receive it.
The last three recipients have been Kirby Adams (2007
BlueScope), Akio Mimura (2008 Nippon Steel) and Ku-Taek Lee
(2009 POSCO).