Meet Our Leadership Team

Pat Murley

Chief Executive Officer

Pat has been the Chief Executive Officer of Material Sciences Corporation since May of 2010, when it acquired the Company’s four divisions from Northern Steel Group (a division of Severstal). Pat had been the CEO of Northern Steel Group since November 2008 and was previously the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development.

Prior to working at Severstal, Pat spent twenty years at Worthington Steel Company in various capacities, serving as Vice President of Operations for his last six years with the company.

Pat has a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from Ohio State University and a Masters of Business Administration from University of Michigan.

Kevin McCallum

Chief Operating Officer

Prior to serving as Chief Operating Officer, Kevin has served as President/CEO of Continuous Colour Coat Limited – Metal Koting (acquired by Material Sciences Corporation in 2015) since 2010 and previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Manufacturing.

Prior to joining Metal Koting in 2000, Kevin spent fourteen years with the Steel Company of Canada (Stelco) in various technical and commercial capacities.

Kevin is a Professional Engineer and graduate of McMaster University in Mechanical Engineering.

Matt Murphy

Chief Technical Officer

Matt has served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Material Sciences Corporation (MSC) since May 2013. Before this, Matt held a number of positions with MSC, including Vice President, General Manager of Asia from December 2009 to May 2013, Vice President Global Transportation Sales & Marketing from March 2008 to December 2009, Plant Manager at the MSC Walbridge Coatings facility from May 2007 to March 2008, Director of Automotive Sales & Marketing from March 2005 to May 2007, Marketing Manager of Automotive Accounts from December 2002 to March 2005 and Strategic Account Manager from April 2001 to December 2002.

Prior to joining MSC, Matt held positions in manufacturing, sales and marketing with General Motors, AlliedSignal Inc. and GW Plastics, Inc. Matt has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from GMI Engineering & Management Institute and a Masters in Business Administration from Michigan State University.

Jim Todd

Chief Financial Officer

Jim served as the Director of Finance for Material Sciences Corporation prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer in 2014. He has been with the company since 2007.

Prior to joining Material Sciences Corporation, Jim spent time serving as Director of Internal Audit for the American Medical Association and had successfully started and sold a company that worked with Chicagoland municipalities in the processing and collection of parking tickets. He enjoys the challenges and dynamics of the steel industry and working with staff and other management team members to improve reporting and operational efficiencies.

Jim earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a Masters of Business Administration from DePaul University.

Jim is a resident of Northwest Indiana for the past 18 years.

Mike Cocanig

Executive Vice President, Operations

Mike has worked for MSC for 28 years in all areas of the business, and most recently was VP/GM of the Elk Grove Village division. Mike has strong operational experience in coil coating, laminating and electro-galvanizing and will oversee all plant operations.

Bill Stapleton

Sr. Vice President of Sales, Elk Grove Village

As Sr. Vice President of Sales, Bill is responsible for all Commercial and Financial activities of Elk Grove Village, focusing on growing value-added sales, inventory management and increasing company profits.

Prior to his appointment as President in 2011, Bill served as Executive Vice President for Premier Resource Group, which he co-founded 2001. Previously, Bill spent three years as the Pre-paint Product Manager for Interstate Steel. Bill began his career with Chicago Finished Metals where he held a variety of Sales and Senior Management positions.

Bill is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Bill and his wife, Stephanie, live in Naperville, Illinois with their three children Jessica, Jacob and Olivia.

Leslie Boyle-Zickuhr

Director, Purchasing

Dominick Wojewnik

Director, IT Services