Steel pipeline.
Large-Diameter Steel Pipelines: A Conversation With Scott Montross
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orthwest Pipe Company is North America’s largest manufacturer of steel water pipe systems. Since 2013, Scott Montross has been chief executive officer of the company. In this interview with Municipal Water Leader Editor-in-Chief Kris Polly, Mr. Montross speaks about the history of Northwest Pipe, recent developments in the large-diameter water-transmission pipe market, and the future of the public-private partnership (P3) funding model.
Colgate and was involved in the football program, and he sent people to Colgate every year to interview for candidates to come and work for National Steel Corporation. That is how I got into the steel business.
Kris Polly: Would you please tell us about your background?
Kris Polly: Please tell our readers about your background and the history of Northwest Pipe.
Kris Polly: Did you grow up in a steel family? Scott Montross: Actually, no. My father was a state police officer and a sheriff. When I went to Colgate, where I played football, one of our alumni, Pete Love, was chairman of the board for National Intergroup, which owned National Steel Corporation. He had gone to
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Scott Montross: I have 24 years of experience in the steel business with both National Steel Corporation and Oregon Steel Mills in various commercial and operating positions, from inside sales rep to vice president and general manager of a steel plant and ultimately executive vice president of multiple plants. For the last 7½ years, I have been at Northwest Pipe, starting out as a chief operating officer in 2011 and taking over as chief executive officer in 2013. MUNICIPAL WATER LEADER
PHOTO'S COURTESY OF NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY.
Scott Montross: I grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania, outside of Scranton. I attended Colgate University in upstate New York.
Scott Montross, chief executive officer of Northwest Pipe Company.
