Meet Our Executive Leadership Team
Mark J. Mazur - President VAP Steel, 2017
A graduate of Emory University (BA – Economics) and Rollins College Crummer School of Business (MBA), Mark Mazur became President of VAP Steel on October 1, 2017. Prior to assuming role of President and taking the company in an entirely new direction, Mark worked for several years at the old Value Added Processing, Inc., learning the business and industry. During his tenure under the previous management, Mark gained countless insights into what the organization needed to do differently, and developed a detailed strategy for the “NEW Value Added Processing,” while building the key relationships that would be vital for implementing his new vision. Since taking over as VAP Steel’s president, Mark has worked diligently in partnership with his brand new management and sales teams to achieve their shared goals to completely re-brand and revamp the company strategy, business philosophy, and culture towards one that emphasizes the value of teamwork, accountability, trust, quality, and genuine care for their employees and customers.
Daniel Mazur - Vice President, VAP Steel, 2018
A graduate of Rollins College (MBA), Dan brings an open mind & outside-the-industry thinking to our Company and Sales Team. In addition to maintaining VAP’s extensive book of processing business, Dan is the main cold-caller for VAP Steel, and provides a majority of the necessary groundwork, leadership, direction & industry analysis to support the rest of the outside sales team.
Jill Regets - Chief Financial Officer, VAP Steel 2020
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BS - Pre-Medicine, BA – English), and The College of William and Mary Mason School of Business (MBA – Entrepreneurship), Jill brings a diverse set of skills and experiences to the VAP Steel Team. Her areas of expertise include: organizational leadership, project and personnel management, financial planning, data science, cost control and elimination, consulting, and process improvement/ engineering. Prior to joining the team in 2020, Jill gained 10+ years’ experience as a healthcare operations manager, senior financial and process improvement consultant, and project management professional for one of the largest healthcare organizations in the US. A diligent strategist and dynamic leader, she has a proven record of success leading multi-million-dollar projects across diverse functional areas, and has served in multiple chief-of-staff and executive advisory roles throughout her career. Jill brings efficiency, dedication, and passion to every project she undertakes, and has added significant value and momentum to the team.
Joel T. Mazur - Owner VAP Steel, 2017
For the past 38 years, Joel leveraged his education (BA Economics – Harvard University; and MBA – University of Pittsburgh) and his human relations skills in designing and implementing successful business and commercial strategies in the steel industry. Joel has spent the past fifteen years as President or CEO of large steel companies, orchestrating corporate turnarounds, restructuring, and making major cultural improvements which ultimately led to successful sale and acquisition of each company. Recognizing the potential of Value Added Processing Inc., Joel became the sole owner in 2017 and brought in an all-star team to lead the company’s transformation to the new VAP Steel. Today, Joel is mostly retired from the steel business, and trusts the daily strategy and operations to his new leadership team, led by his son Mark Mazur.
Bradley Laking - Sr. Metal Sales Consultant, 2018
As the former founder and owner of Continental Metals, Brad brings nearly 40 years of experience to the flat-rolled metal service center side of our business — including direct automotive and OEM processing support, and direct metal sales. He is especially knowledgeable in carbon, stainless steel, and automotive-grade aluminum sourcing, and is also experienced in CRU and other delta-based purchasing/ sales programs. Brad brings this wealth of passion, experience, and industry knowledge to the VAP Sales Team.