John R. Howard

Managing Director

Pittsburgh

John R. Howard joined the Boyden office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a Managing Director after a twenty-year career in the metals and engineered equipment industries. John has placed senior management and executive level positions for national as well as global manufacturing and engineering companies. This includes CFO, President and Vice President (Operations, Human Resources, Finance, Sales & Marketing) and Director level positions within the North American market as well as expatriate positions in Asia. Specific industries served include steel and aluminum production and processing, heavy manufacturing, mining and capital equipment manufacturers for various industries.

John joined Boyden in February 2001, following four years as Vice President and General Manager of Danieli CentroMet USA, a division of Danieli Corporation of Pittsburgh. Before joining Danieli, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Fuchs Systems, Inc. in Salisbury, North Carolina. Fuchs Systems is a leading supplier of melt shop equipment to the mini-mill steel industry. Prior to his sales career, John held positions in project management, engineering and maintenance, both for equipment supply companies and steel mills. He has twenty years of experience in the metals business, including process improvement, capital equipment supply, engineering and construction of Greenfield and Brownfield facilities.

John is a graduate of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Email: jhoward@boyden.com