10 CFOs in metals
Chief Financial Officer and SVP, Chief Financial Officer are the current titles held by these ten CFOs in metals, at companies including ATI, Metallus and TW Metals. A reader can learn how CFOs approach planning, reporting and capital decisions in metals businesses.
Professionals to explore
Amy Trojanowski
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Financial Officer · TW Metals LLC
Amy Trojanowski has been SVP, Chief Financial Officer at TW Metals LLC since July 2025, based in Greater Philadelphia. Amy Trojanowski was Chief Financial Officer at TW Metals LLC from 2024 to 2025 and Chief Financial Officer, SVP at Armstrong Flooring from 2020 to 2022, and has been a Member, Board of Directors at ChristianaCare HomeHealth since January 2024.
Ashley Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Fort Wayne Metals
Ashley Thomas has been Chief Financial Officer at Fort Wayne Metals since April 2025, based in Greater Fort Wayne. Ashley Thomas was Chief Financial Officer at MetalX from 2020 to 2025, Vice President of Accounting at MetalX from 2012 to 2020 and Senior Consultant - Lender Services at FTI Consulting from 2010 to 2012.
Daniel Martin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Polished Metals Limited
Daniel Martin has been Chief Financial Officer at Polished Metals Limited (a PE-backed Company) since March 2020, based in Munster, Indiana. Daniel Martin was Chief Financial Officer at Esmark Steel Group, LLC, a flat rolled steel processor, from 2005 to 2020 and Vice President of Finance, Secretary/Treasurer at AKER CONSTRUCTION from 2004 to 2005.
Doug Heerdegen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Midwest Metals
Doug Heerdegen has been Chief Financial Officer at Midwest Metals since December 2025, based in Ottawa Lake, Michigan; the profile describes Midwest Metals as a vertically integrated metals partner. Doug Heerdegen was President at Cutting Edge Countertops, Inc. from 2023 to 2025 and Managing Director and VP, Finance & Operations at Palfinger USA, LLC from 2016 to 2022.
John Zaranec
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Metallus Inc.
John Zaranec has been Chief Financial Officer at Metallus Inc. since June 2025, based in Greater Cleveland. John Zaranec was Division Chief Financial Officer Performance Materials at Materion Corporation from 2023 to 2025, Chief Accounting Officer at Materion Corporation from 2022 to 2023 and Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations at Materion Corporation from 2021 to 2022.
Matthew Southerland
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Trek Metals Inc.
Matthew Southerland has been Chief Financial Officer at Trek Metals Inc. since October 2024, based in Irving, Texas. Matthew Southerland was Finance Manager at Trek Metals Inc from 2018 to 2024, Trade Credit Manager at CMC from 2008 to 2017 and Credit Analyst at Chaparral Steel Co. from 2005 to 2008.
Rick Day
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Schuette Metals
Rick Day has been Chief Financial Officer at Schuette Metals since June 2022, based in Wausau, Wisconsin. Rick Day was Chief Financial Officer at Grover Corporation from 2021 to 2022, Chief Financial Officer at Wildeck, Inc from 2019 to 2020 and CFO at American Metal Technologies Group from 2017 to 2019.
Rob Foster
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · ATI
Rob Foster has been Chief Financial Officer at ATI since January 2026, based in Dallas, Texas. Rob Foster was President, ATI Specialty Alloys & Components at ATI from 2023 to 2026, VP Finance, High Performance Materials & Components and Advanced Alloys & Solutions at ATI from 2021 to 2023 and VP Finance, ATI Advanced Alloys & Solutions at ATI from 2019 to 2021.
Rob Topol
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · STS Metals Inc
Rob Topol has been Chief Financial Officer at STS Metals Inc since August 2024, based in the United States. Rob Topol was Chief Financial Officer at Tritium from 2022 to 2024, Vice President, CFO - Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics at Intel from 2021 to 2022 and CFO - Global Supply Chain, Cost Accounting and Inventory at Intel from 2020 to 2021.
Tom Heneghan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Combined Metals Company, LLC
Tom Heneghan has been Chief Financial Officer at Combined Metals Company, LLC since November 2017, based in Park Ridge, Illinois. Tom Heneghan was EVP of Finance at Advanced Alloy Processing Holding Corp from 2014 to 2017, Chief Financial Officer at Shale Inland Fabrication & Distribution Services from 2013 to 2014 and Business Unit Controller at Illinois Tool Works (ITW) - Signode Packaging Systems from 2011 to 2013.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you became CFO of a metals company, and why?
- 02How have you managed working capital and inventory exposure to metal price swings in your own role?
- 03Which capital spending decisions took the most of your own time as CFO, and how did you make them?
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