Smooth Transition at Buying Alliance

Michael Wagner, who took over as president of the North American Steel Alliance on May 1, hopes to build on the buying group’s 20 years of success. “It’s not broken; it doesn’t need to be fixed. I look at the next 20 years and how we can make it even more successful,” he said.

Wagner replaced long-time NASA President Lonnie Terry upon his retirement. Retiring at the same time was NASA Vice President Miles Donovan. Terry and Donovan led NASA almost from its beginning in 1996. The organization was careful their dual departure did not leave a leadership vacuum. Wagner spent seven months working alongside the pair during a carefully planned transition period. “We have not missed a beat,” he said.