Governance

Grant P. Schneider is manager of Traffic, Transportation, Reclamation and Mining Services at Rouge Steel Company. He joined the steel division of Ford Motor Co. in 1960, and held various managerial positions. With the independent acquisition of the steelmaking facilities of Ford Motor Co. in 1989, Mr. Schneider assumed the commercial responsibilities he now has. He holds a BS in engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, an MBA from the University of Detroit, has completed postgraduate work in metallurgy and finance at the University of Michigan and the senior executive program of Ford Motor Co. He is a past chairman of the Steelmaking Division and past president of ISS, a former member of the AIME Board of Trustees, a life member of the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers and a member of the Propeller Club of the US, Port of Detroit. He is vice chairman of the committee on traffic for AISI and is that committee's representative on the joint conference for the Conrail acquisition in Washington, DC. He is the author of a number of technical papers, the recipient of ISS President's Citation Award and a Distinguished Member of ISS.