February 28, 2019: Steve Batts has been promoted to vice president and chief operating officer of Doe Run, the US mining and recycling company announced on February 19.

Batts was previously president of the SEMO division’s operations with Doe Run, which includes the company’s mines, mills and lead battery recycling plant.

As COO, Batts, who has been with Doe Run for 30 years will head the organization’s operations, which means “balancing immediate performance with long-term maintenance and growth to maximize the company’s prosperity, sustainability and development,” said the company.

“Steve has a uniquely broad perspective of our company because he has spent time working in and leading both our mining and metal production divisions,” said Doe Run president Jerry Pyatt. “He has a proven record of driving innovation and safety in our operations.”

Under Batts’ tenure at SEMO, all the company’s mines and mills were awarded ISO 14001 certificates for environmental management. It also built and opened five water treatment plants and recorded three million hours with no lost-time incidents.