Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. today announced that James D. Hoffman has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hoffman's responsibilities will be expanded to include all of Reliance's operating businesses. Mr. Hoffman will continue to report to Gregg J. Mollins, Reliance's President and Chief Executive Officer.
As part of the Company's succession planning process, Mr. Hoffman was promoted from Senior Vice President, Operations to Executive Vice President, Operations in May 2015, maintaining primary responsibility for the Company's carbon steel and alloy operations, including the energy, auto and non-residential construction industries. Mr. Hoffman joined Reliance as Senior Vice President, Operations in 2008, after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Reliance's subsidiary, Earle M. Jorgensen Company, from April 2006 to September 2008. He was appointed Executive Vice President of Earle M. Jorgensen Company in 2006, having been a Vice President since 1996.