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Integrating steel giants: An interview with the ArcelorMittal postmerger managers

• A key challenge of any merger is the integration of everything from management and sales teams to operating assets and procurement divisions.
• Few industrial companies have tackled this challenge on the same scale as has ArcelorMittal, the giant steel group formed in 2006 through the combination of Arcelor and Mittal Steel.
• In this interview, the two managers who led the integration effort discuss the nuts and bolts of the merger—the way the new organization was structured and how it identified synergies and addressed cultural issues. Speed and energy emerge as two vital success factors.