Mar 01, 2023 / 01:00PM GMT
Katja Jancic - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - Senior Associate
Good morning, everyone. Kicking us up this morning is Reliance Steel and Aluminum. Reliance is the largest metal service center and processor in North America. It operates more than 300 locations in 40 states in the U.S. and has presence in 12 countries. The company has a very diversified portfolio and specializes in small orders with quick turnaround and increasing levels of value-added processing. Reliance is also well known for being a relatively high margin, consistent free cash flow generator. With us today are Reliance's CEO, Karla Lewis; and CFO, Arthur Ajemyan. Thank you both for being with us today.
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Katja Jancic - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - Senior AssociateAnd for the members of the audience, we're going to do this as a fireside chat. So if you do have questions, please send them in through the BMO app. But to kick it off, Karla, you recently took over the CEO role and you have been with Reliance for quite some time. So can you give us a bit of