Employees at Carpenter Technology Corporation rank Tony Thene in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies. Comparatively, employees at NUCOR CORPORATION rank Leon Topalian in the Top 5% of similar sized companies. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

Tony Thene

CEO of Carpenter Technology Corporation

BIO: Mr. Tony R. Thene has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Carpenter Technology Corp. since July 1, 2015. Mr. Thene served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at Carpenter Technology Corp. from January 31, 2013 to July 1, 2015. With 27 years of experience, he is a seasoned finance executive having served in plant accounting, controllership, general management, divisional and corporate finance positions throughout his career. He has significant mergers, acquisitions and joint venture experience, plus process industry experience, having spent the vast majority of his professional life at a global, publicly traded metals company. Prior to Carpenter, Mr. Thene served as the Chief Financial Officer of Engineered Products & Solutions Business Group at Alcoa Inc. from August 1, 2010 to January 30, 2013 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer. He served as Controller and Vice President of Alcoa Inc. since January 2008 until August 2010. He was responsible for the Alcoa's worldwide accounting systems and records, corporate fiduciary financial processes and the preparation and filing of Alcoa's financial statements and reports. He served as a Director of Ivestor Rlations of the Corporation. During his 18 years with Alcoa, Mr. Thene served in a series of financial management positions including Chief Financial Officer of Global Mill Products and Vice President of Finance for Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals. He worked as Plant Controller at two locations before being named manufacturing manager for the Alumina Chemicals business in Arkansas. In 1998, he joined the Alcoa Forgings business in Cleveland, Ohio as Division Controller , then in 2001 he moved to New York as manager of the corporate financial analysis and planning group, he was named Vice President of Finance for Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals in 2002, then Chief Financial Officer of Global Mill Products. He served as a Director of Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Inc., until March 28, 2016. He has been Director of Carpenter Technology Corp. since July 1, 2015. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Indiana State University (1983) and received an MBA Degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 2001. Mr. Thene is a Certified Public Accountant.

Leon Topalian

CEO of NUCOR CORPORATION

BIO: Mr. Topalian was named President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2020. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Nucor beginning in September 2019. Mr. Topalian began his career with Nucor as a project engineer at Nucor Steel-Berkeley in 1996 and was promoted to Cold Mill Production Supervisor in 1998. He has held various leadership positions throughout his Nucor career in Australia, at Nucor Steel South Carolina, Nucor Steel Kankakee, and Nucor-Yamato Steel Company. He served as Executive Vice President of Beam and Plate Products from 2017 to 2019.