ATI appoints eventual successor as president/CEO
Robert S. Wetherbee has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Allegheny Technologies Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2019, the company announced Tuesday morning.
Wetherbee, 58, will succeed Richard J. Harshman, who announced he will retire at the end of 2018 – after 41 years with the company. Harshman is the current chairman, president and CEO. He will remain as Executive Chairman of the Board until the annual meeting May 9, 2019.
The board of directors approved the selection of Wetherbee, who has been executive vice president of ATI’s Flat Rolled Products Group.
ATI is a global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex components. It has 12 facilities in six states, including ATI’s Allegheny Ludlum Plate Mill in Canton Township.