Nucor Corporation announced that on August 7, 2023, its Board of Directors elected Nicholas C. Gangestad as a director effective September 1, 2023. Mr. Gangestad, 58, currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rockwell Automation Inc., the larger company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. Prior to joining Rockwell in 2021, he had a long career with 3M Company, a diversified technology company with a global presence in the fields of manufacturing, worker safety, healthcare and consumer goods.

Mr. Gangestad served in various roles with 3M, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2020; Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2011 to 2014; Director of Corporate Accounting from 2007 to 2011; and Vice President, Finance and Information Technology of 3M Canada from 2003 to 2007.