At Steel Hub, we don’t just solve challenges - we redefine possibilities
We're your end-to-end partner, turning steel industry challenges into long-term solutions
Founded in 2016, Steel Hub is a global technical consultancy dedicated exclusively to the steel industry.
As trusted advisors, we guide our partners through rapidly changing competitive, economic, and regulatory landscapes, ensuring that they are successful today and in the future.
Leadership Team
Emilio Riva
Founder and Managing Director
With over a decade of executive experience in Europe’s steel sector and a strong background in strategic partnerships and profitability enhancements, Emilio founded Steel Hub. Leveraging his deep industry insights, he now leads the firm in providing global technical consultancy to steel manufacturers.
Dr. Jörg Leib
Principal (Consulting Services)
Jörg’s vision is to blend Steel Hub’s deep technical expertise with the highest standards of management consulting. Jörg served McKinsey & Company for five years as a project manager and consultant and ensures that our technical improvements create financial impact.
Tony Latham
Head of Technical Sales
Tony Latham is an engineering sales executive with over 35 years of international experience leading multimillion-dollar projects across metals processing, capital equipment, and business development in Europe, North America, and Asia. As a mechanical engineer, he combines technical expertise with commercial leadership to help clients deliver complex industrial projects and maximise long-term value.
Christopher Marler
Business Advisor
Christopher helps Directors and Managers clearly understand their financial and trend positions. With proven success scaling his own business and guiding others, he identifies common pitfalls and implements often overlooked essential practices to help companies achieve sustainable profitable growth.
George Ebri
Senior Technical Manager & Metallurgist
George Ebri combines 8+ years of steelmaking and industrial experience with a PhD from Imperial College London. With expertise in metallurgy, root-cause analysis, process optimisation, and decarbonisation, he helps steelmakers solve complex technical challenges and identify opportunities across the production value chain.
Lynne Cuthbertson
Executive Assistant
With more than two decades in operations and executive support, Lynne has built a reputation for calm organisation, reliable coordination, and smooth day‑to‑day management. Whether structuring schedules, overseeing priorities, or handling complex travel arrangements, Lynne keeps the moving parts aligned so the people she supports can stay focused on their goals.
Over decades of hands-on and practical experience in steel production
Our team of 50+ associates bring years of hands-on experience in steelmaking, specialising in processing (upstream and downstream), plant operation assessments, quality management and metallurgy, supply chain management and market and product evaluations. With our deep industry knowledge and steelmaking experience, we are able to help you drive rapid operational improvements.
Here are three of our ambassadors, representing a team of seasoned experts working across the full steel production chain.
Our experts have decades of hands-on experience with EAFs, AOD converters, and ladle furnaces, enhancing steel quality and streamlining production while cutting energy costs.
DRI (Direct Reduced Iron)
Scrap Management
Electric Arc Furnace
BOF
Secondary Metallurgy
With 25+ years of combined experience in rolling and finishing, our experts have enhanced mill performance, galvanizing lines, and wire rod output – delivering gains in both efficiency and product quality.
Hot Rolling Mill
Wire Rod & Rebar Mill
Pickling Line & Cold Rolling Mill
Galvanising Lines
Pipe Manufacturing
When your plant demands more than conventional steel production, Steel Hub’s specialised experts are ready to solve the most complex operational and quality challenges in stainless and specialty steel manufacturing.
Reheating Furnaces
Stainless Steel
Special Alloy Steel
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