Adam Estelle Promoted to President and CEO of CDA

The Copper Growth Affiliation Inc. (CDA) has named Adam Estelle as its new president and CEO, efficient Might 1, 2024. Estelle, who most lately served because the affiliation’s vice chairman, will succeed Andrew G. Kireta, Jr. because the sixth chief of the affiliation.

Estelle strikes to the highest government place following practically 16 years with the affiliation. He joined CDA in 2008 and served as challenge engineer for seven years earlier than turning into the director of rod and bar. Then in 2022, he grew to become vice chairman of the affiliation. Throughout his tenure at CDA, Estelle led quite a few strategic initiatives with impactful outcomes, together with elevating market consciousness to the antimicrobial properties of copper, demonstrating the high-speed machining benefits of brass rod, and growing new trade datasets and requirements to guard the viability of the scrap stream. As well as, Estelle performed an instrumental position within the growth and implementation of CDA’s new subscription-based enterprise mannequin which empowers members to set strategic priorities and align their CDA funding with the place they see worth.

“As president and CEO, Estelle is nicely outfitted to supervise a workforce of material consultants who work towards CDA’s mission of bringing the worth of copper and its alloys to society to deal with the challenges of at present and tomorrow!” stated Michael O’Shaughnessy, Chairman of the CDA Board.

“I’m honored and extremely grateful for the chance to guide the subsequent chapter in CDA’s vibrant future,” Estelle stated. “With a robust workforce in place, I look ahead to sharpening our mission focus, enhancing our member worth proposition, and strengthening our strategic partnership with the Worldwide Copper Affiliation.”