British PIO steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta hires ex-Tata Steel honcho

 Indian-origin businessman Sanjeev Gupta led Liberty House Group on Thursday announced the appointment of a former Tata Steel Europe senior executive as managing director of one of its steel operations.

 

Michael Horan will take charge as managing director of Liberty Performance Steels as Liberty House Group continues its ambitious growth plans with a series of high ranking appointments across its rapidly expanding UK operations, the company said. 

"It's an exciting and inspiring time to be joining the Liberty team and to be leading the Liberty Performance Steels business. We have a tremendous product and a team who can really add value for our customers. In keeping with Liberty's approach we will focus on quality, service and innovation.

I m looking forward to getting started," Horan said. Liberty Performance Steels claims to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality precision steel strip.