Originally from New Zealand and now an Australian resident living in Brisbane, Shane Gleeson was regional sales manager of East Coast Australia for SSAB from 2005 to 2010 when he became the Australian Director of SSAB and Ruukki. He was also general sales manager of SSAB and Ruukki Australia, NZ and APAC; and spent over 3 years as general manager of sales and marketing at Bisalloy Steels.