Sergey Lavrinenko, previously chief engineer (production support and repairs), was appointed to the position of chief operation officer of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. On this position, Sergey will be responsible for managing production processes and coordinating the activities of the structural divisions of the largest Ukrainian steel and mining plant.
“Sergey’s engineering thinking and vast practical experience in energy sector, repairs and in implementation of CAPEX projects will help to enhance the efficiency of management of our company in process of its transformation. We have many ambitious projects ahead – construction of a new oxygen block, reconstruction of blast furnace No. 9, renewal of gas purifiers in converter shop, introduction of innovative technologies in the field of energy saving and green energy. We are glad to go this way together with such professionals as Sergey, who thoroughly know the production and who are ready for the changes, which the entire industry will experience,” said Mauro Longobardo, CEO of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih.
Sergey Lavrinenko has been working at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih since 2014. He held the position of Deputy Director of Energy Department for Technology, and in February 2019 he became Director of Energy Department – Chief Power Engineer and was responsible for organizing the uninterrupted operations of electrical and energy equipment in the workshops of the plant, providing the structural units with energy resources, managing the system of efficient use of fuel and energy resources.
Since October 31, 2019, Sergey Lavrinenko has worked as the chief engineer of administration of production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih.
In 1995, he started his professional career as an electrician in the workshop of networks and substations of Azovstal metallurgical plant, where later he held the position of the chief power engineer. Then he worked as a deputy, head of central electro technical laboratory, chief engineer of the department of chief power engineer, and he headed this division in 2013.
He graduated from Azov State Technical University with a degree in Electrical Power Consumption Systems (Mariupol city). (AMKR/Ukrainian metal)