Professional Resume
Dr Andrzej M Kotas
Citizenship: British
Birthday: 6th April 1957
Andrzej is a steel industry consultant with over 25 years' experience in steel sector privatisation, restructuring, modernisation and performance improvement - gained in flat and long steel plants across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Andrzej is also founder of steel portal SteelOnTheNet and is currently Managing Director of Metals Consulting International Limited.
Contact Information
Address: The Coach House, Powell Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RD, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 775 149 0885
Email: info@steelonthenet.com
Website: https://www.steelonthenet.com/
Academic & Professional Credentials
Independent researcher and consultant with oversight of 152 steel sector assignments across 48 countries for 118 separate client organisations between 2002 and 2026, spanning advisory, expert witness, feasibility and due diligence work. Founder and editor of SteelOnTheNet, whose research and data have been cited 193 times in academic, government and institutional publications including Nature, Cambridge, Harvard, Oxford, Stanford, the OECD and UK Parliament. Project record → All citations →
Education
Bedford, UK • 1985-1986
London, UK • 1978-1981
London, UK • 1975-1978
Experience
- Steel Sector Specialist Consultant — EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
2021 - Present
Retained by EBRD as Steel Sector Specialist Consultant (via Metals Consulting International Limited), providing advisory support to the Manufacturing & Services team on steel portfolio risk, project due diligence, and decarbonisation strategy.
- Managing Director, Metals Consulting International Limited
2003 - Present
Responsible for sales and delivery of client assignments; marketing, profitability and business development.
- Chief Executive Officer, SteelOnTheNet
2001 - Present
Responsible for design, launch and development of steel industry portal including content management, advertising, search engine optimisation.
- Associate, Hatch Consulting
1999 - 2001
Responsible for team of up to 25 steel industry consultants. Tasks include business growth, profitability, training, staff recruitment.
- Manager, Beddows & Company
1997 - 1999
Establishment of business activity in Central and Eastern Europe; client identification and business development.
- Consultant, Beddows & Company
1990 - 1997
Analysis and advisory work on privatisation and restructuring of steel industry in developing economies including major projects such as Huta Katowice and Huta Sendzimira in Poland.
Also completed other feasibility assignments across Europe, Middle East and Africa - as well as due diligence assignments for development agencies including World Bank and EBRD. Marketing and business development also undertaken during this period.
EC Advisory role: in preparation of Polish and Czech steel restructuring plans
Publications
Steel in the New Europe: the impact of globalisation, accession and environmental policy, co-author, Metal Bulletin Research, August 2004
Polish Steel Industry Report - Supply and Demand-side Review, author, MCI International Review No. 01/09, September 2009
The European Engineering Steel Industry, author, MCI International Review No. 01/10, February 2010
Capital Investment Costs for Plant and Equipment in Iron and Steelmaking, author, MCI International Review No. 02/10, December 2010
Presentations and Conferences
African Steel Masterclass, Kallanish Training Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2014
Privatisation and Restructuring of the Central and East European Steel Industry, Metal Bulletin's 5th Central and Eastern European Steel Conference, conference paper, Warsaw, Poland, June 2000
The Future Evolution of the Central European Steel Industry, East West Steel Forum, conference paper, Warsaw, Poland, October 1998
Financial and Organisational Aspects of Restructuring in the Steel Industry, UNIDO-AISU workshop, Cairo, Egypt, October 1997
Attracting Investment to the CIS Steel Industry, Adam Smith Institute, conference paper, London, England, March 1997
After Privatisation: What Next?, Metal Bulletin Conference, conference paper, Prague, Czech Republic, June 1996
Professional Memberships
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FIMMM - Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
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FIC - Fellow, Institute of Consulting.
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UK Register of Expert Witnesses - Member since 2012.
- Graduate Member, Association of MBAs (AMBA) — Membership No. 2118756. Graduate of AMBA-accredited Cranfield School of Management.