Speakers at this Event

Martin Smith graduated from Imperial College, London with a degree in Process Metallurgy in 1987.  An initial engagement with the steel industry started with British Steel Teesside both before and during study.  This was followed by employment with the then Davy McKee Iron and Steel group with a focus on iron and steelmaking related technologies.  Following overseas secondments to many of the world’s most famous iron and steel makers for commissioning and troubleshooting type roles, Martin was promoted to become Manager of Process Engineering and then to Head of Blast Furnace Technology whilst the company transformed through various guises to be the Primetals that is now a leader in the iron and steel technology supplier market.  Martin has now taken a permanent transfer to the Primetals Taiwan office with a responsibility for business development over iron and steel technologies in the Asia region.  Martin is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, a member for its Iron and Steel Division subcommittee and a nominated reviewer of papers for the Ironmaking and Steelmaking journal.