Robert Thompson

At Sims Metal, Mr. Thompson has global responsibility for shipping and chartering, as well as both ferrous and non-ferrous material buying and processed material sales. In addition to holding this principal commercial role, Mr. Thompson.

Mr. Thompson previously held the position of Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Gerdau Long Steel North America, and he offers more than 30 years of commercial and operational metal recycling and steel experience to Sims Metal.

Mr. Thompson joined Gerdau North America as part of an acquisition in 2004 as Vice President and General Manager of the Ameristeel Recycling business. He has since held several roles with increasing responsibilities in commercial, operations and logistics in Gerdau's Metallics and Raw Materials divisions until his most recent position leading sales and marketing for Gerdau's North American Long Steel business. Rob and his family also spent several years in Brazil where he had responsibilities spanning Europe, Latin America and North America.

Prior to his tenure at Gerdau, Mr. Thompson spent 15 years at metal recycling companies, initially starting as a scale operator, then spending several years as a commercial trade buyer and ferrous products trader.

Mr. Thompson received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto.