MRC Global announced the appointment of Rob Saltiel as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the company's board of directors effective as of March 15, 2021, succeeding Andrew Lane, who previously announced his retirement plans.
Rhys Best, MRC Global's chairman of the board said, "As a company, we are celebrating our 100th anniversary this year. We are excited to have Rob join MRC Global to lead its growth through the company's next chapter. Rob's distinguished career in the energy sector includes US and international experience in upstream, downstream and power generation, and he has served as a prior CEO of two public companies. Rob is well suited to serve MRC Global's existing customers' businesses and their product needs and to identify and develop new markets and customers as the world transitions its energy infrastructure. We look forward to Rob's leadership of MRC Global and his contributions to our company."