Ispat appoints director

IRISH Ispat Ltd, the company which operates the Irish Steel plant in Haulbowline, Co Cork, has appointed Mr Niall Welch to the…

IRISH Ispat Ltd, the company which operates the Irish Steel plant in Haulbowline, Co Cork, has appointed Mr Niall Welch to the board. Mr Welch (right) was a key adviser to Ispat International when it was buying Irish Steel.

He is managing director of Welch & Co, chartered accountants, and chairman of NET and Irish Fertilizer Industries Ltd as well as being a director of IDA Ireland.