10 Nucor plant leaders
General Manager and Vice President and General Manager are among the current titles held by these Nucor plant leaders, who run Nucor mills and divisions in places such as Texas, Louisiana, Gallatin, Kingman, Nebraska and Decatur. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Nucor from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Austin Pitzer
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · Nucor Fastener
Austin Pitzer has been General Manager at Nucor Fastener since May 2024, based in St Joe, Indiana. Austin Pitzer was Controller at Nucor-Yamato Steel from 2018 to 2024, Controller at Nucor Steel Texas from 2015 to 2018, Controller at Nucor Steel from 2012 to 2015 and Cost Analyst at Nucor Corporation from 2008 to 2012.
Gabe Graham
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp
Gabe Graham has been General Manager at Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp since October 2025, based in Phoenix, Arizona, and the profile headline reads General Manager at Verco - Division of Nucor Corp. At Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp, Gabe Graham was also Engineering Manager from 2022 to 2025, District Sales Manager from 2021 to 2022 and District Engineer from 2019 to 2021.
Jason Freidenberger
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and General Manager · Nucor Steel South Carolina
Jason Freidenberger has been Vice President and General Manager at Nucor Steel South Carolina since April 2023, based in Darlington, South Carolina, and also lists a General Manager row at Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp from 2018. At Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp, Jason Freidenberger was also Production Manager from 2012 to 2015 and Engineering Manager from 2008 to 2012.
Johanna Threm
LinkedInExperience: General Manager- Nucor Steel Nebraska · Nucor Corporation
Johanna Threm has been General Manager- Nucor Steel Nebraska at Nucor Corporation since August 2020, based in Norfolk, Nebraska. Johanna Threm was General Manager at Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp from 2018 to 2020, General Manager at Nucor Building Systems from 2010 to 2018 and Engineering Manager there from 2009 to 2010.
Kevin Rouse
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · Nucor Steel Texas
Kevin Rouse has been General Manager at Nucor Steel Texas since February 2026, based in El Paso, Illinois. Kevin Rouse was General Manager at American Buildings from 2024 to 2026, held Roll Mill Manager rows at Nucor Corporation from 2019 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2024, and was Roll Mill Daylight Supervisor there from 2016 to 2019.
Marc Moore
LinkedInExperience: Vice President General Manager · Nucor Corporation
Marc Moore has been Vice President General Manager at Nucor Corporation since May 2026, and the profile headline reads Vice President/General Manager at Nucor Steel Gallatin. Marc Moore was Vice President General Manager at Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp from 2023 to 2026 and Hot Mill Manager at Nucor Corporation from 2019 to 2023.
Matt Brooks
LinkedInExperience: Vice President General Manager Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC · Nucor Corporation
Matt Brooks has been Vice President General Manager Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC at Nucor Corporation since May 2023, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Matt Brooks was Vice President General Manager Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc. from 2020 to 2023, General Manager at Vulcraft of New York, Inc. from 2019 to 2020 and Sales Manager at Nucor Yamato Steel Co from 2016 to 2019.
Matthew Blitch
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & General Manager · Nucor Steel Kingman, LLC
Matthew Blitch has been Vice President & General Manager at Nucor Steel Kingman, LLC since January 2024 and also lists a current General Manager row there from August 2022, based in Bullhead City, Arizona. Matthew Blitch was Plant Manager at Nucor Kingman, LLC from 2019 to 2022 and Rolling Mill Manager at Nucor Steel Nebraska from 2013 to 2019.
Rob Jacobs
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · Nucor Steel Louisiana
Rob Jacobs has been General Manager at Nucor Steel Louisiana since January 2026, based in Convent, Louisiana, and also lists a Maintenance Manager row at Nucor Steel Brandenburg from 2019. Rob Jacobs was Maintenance Manager at Nucor Steel Utah from 2015 to 2019 and Roll Mill Mechanical Supervisor at Nucor Steel Jackson, Inc. from 2014 to 2015.
Sam Fishleder
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and General Manager · Nucor Steel Hertford County
Sam Fishleder has been Vice President and General Manager at Nucor Steel Hertford County since January 2023, based in Suffolk, Virginia. Sam Fishleder was Vise President and General Manager at Vulcraft Verco - Division of Nucor Corp from 2020 to 2023 and Sales Manager there from 2016 to 2020.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's own plant and the work they describe there to your question, since running one kind of plant can look very different from running another. Weigh how recently each person took the role, because someone new to a plant and someone who has led it for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you split your own time between the floor and the people you report to?
- 03What from the roles you held inside a plant before leading one still shapes how you run it?
Reaching Nucor plant leaders
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