Olympic Steel Promotes Jerry Gideon to Vice President

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Olympic Steel Inc. (Nasdaq: ZEUS), a leading national metals service center, has announced the promotion of Jerry Gideon to the newly created role of Vice President – Specialty Metals Sales.

Mr. Gideon joined the Company in a commercial leadership role in 2010 as part of Olympic Steel’s Integrity Stainless acquisition. In 2014, he became General Manager for the Integrity Stainless facility in Streetsboro, Ohio. Mr. Gideon then moved into his most recent position as Commercial Director – Specialty Metals in 2023. In his new role as Vice President, Mr. Gideon will report directly to Andy Markowitz, President – Specialty Metals.

“During his more than 15 years with Olympic Steel, Jerry has made significant contributions to our specialty metals growth,” said Markowitz. “This promotion is a well-deserved strategic move designed to accelerate growth in our specialty metals business – particularly, as we continue to expand our fabrication services and capabilities for this segment. In this new role, Jerry’s invaluable commercial experience and product expertise will allow him to effectively leverage all of the services and resources Olympic Steel has available.”

Mr. Gideon received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois Champaign – Urbana. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Metals Service Center Institute Northern Ohio Division and previously served as President for the organization. He also serves on the Allocations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Mr. Gideon is a past member of the ORT Board of Directors.

About Olympic Steel

Founded in 1954, Olympic Steel (NASDAQ: ZEUS) is a leading U.S. metals service center focused on the direct sale and value-added processing of carbon and coated sheet, plate, and coil steel products; stainless steel sheet, plate, bar and coil; aluminum sheet, plate and coil; pipe, tube, bar, valves and fittings; tin plate and metal-intensive end-use products, including water treatment systems; stainless steel bollards; commercial, residential and industrial venting and air filtration systems; Wright^® brand self-dumping hoppers; metal canopy components; and EZ-Dumper^® dump inserts. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Olympic Steel operates from 54 facilities.

For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.olysteel.com.