Mark Russ
President at National Specialty Alloys, Inc.
Profile
Mark has been the President and COO of National Specialty Alloys (“NSA”) since 2007.
NSA stocks, processes and distributes specialty stainless and nickel alloys to manufacturers, machine shops and repair facilities in the oil & gas, power, petrochem, water, aerospace/defense, marine and industrial sectors.
NSA was a private equity-backed portfolio company until its sale to Reliance Steel and Aluminum Company (NYSE: RS) in 2012.
Mark is a hands-on company builder and business leader with private equity and Fortune 100 operating experiences and a strong entrepreneurial record of commercializing ideas via senior executive roles in business development, M&A and operations.
His career spans developing, acquiring and managing complex energy-related and technology businesses; commercializing large-scale infrastructure projects, including an $800 million energy complex (i.e., an integrated 500 MW power plant, LNG terminal, desalination plant and associated pipelines); and leading corporate development activities involving privatizations, investments, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Mark has for-profit & non-profit board experiences, including with DPIS Engineering, Azima DLI, Choice Energy and United Communications Corporation.
Mark is also an active private investor.
Mark served in the U.S.
Navy after graduating from the US Naval Academy with a B.S.
in Aerospace Engineering.
He is a TOPGUN graduate and holds an MBA from Harvard.
Mark Russ active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Azima, Inc.
 Azima, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Azima, Inc. provides predictive maintenance analytical services. It offers watchman reliability services, watchman service programs, watchman reliability portal, deep-bench domain experts, expert intelligent machine learning, the watchman system, azima products and services, alert automated diagnostic software, trio vibration data collector and analyzer, total trio the complete product solution and watchman online system services. The firm provides its services to pdm for chemical processing, pdm for facilities management, pdm for industrial manufacturing, pdm for metals & minerals, pdm for naval & marine, pdm for oil & gas, pdm for pharmaceutical & biotech industries, pdm for power generation and pdm for pulp & paper industries. The company was founded by James P. Rosenfield and Edward W. Futcher in 2003 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
National Specialty Alloys, Inc.
 National Specialty Alloys, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services National Specialty Alloys LLC distributes stainless steel and nickel alloy bars. The firm also offers grinding and custom shafting, heat treating, OD and ID machining, and production saw cutting. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | President | - |
Azima Holdings, Inc.
 Azima Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Azima Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of condition monitoring services. Its products include TRIO and WATCHMAN online systems. It offers AzimaAI programs and WATCHMAN services. The firm serves the chemical processing, facilities management, industrial and smart manufacturing, metals and minerals, mining, and naval and marine industries. The company was founded by James P. Rosenfield on April 11, 2007 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Azima Services, Inc.
 Azima Services, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Azima Services, Inc. provides management services to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The company was founded on July 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Brass Ring Capital, Inc.
 Brass Ring Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Brass Ring Capital Inc (Brass Ring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Dave J Raffel. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Training of Mark Russ
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Azima, Inc.
Azima, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Azima, Inc. provides predictive maintenance analytical services. It offers watchman reliability services, watchman service programs, watchman reliability portal, deep-bench domain experts, expert intelligent machine learning, the watchman system, azima products and services, alert automated diagnostic software, trio vibration data collector and analyzer, total trio the complete product solution and watchman online system services. The firm provides its services to pdm for chemical processing, pdm for facilities management, pdm for industrial manufacturing, pdm for metals & minerals, pdm for naval & marine, pdm for oil & gas, pdm for pharmaceutical & biotech industries, pdm for power generation and pdm for pulp & paper industries. The company was founded by James P. Rosenfield and Edward W. Futcher in 2003 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Technology Services |
Azima Holdings, Inc.
Azima Holdings, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Azima Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of condition monitoring services. Its products include TRIO and WATCHMAN online systems. It offers AzimaAI programs and WATCHMAN services. The firm serves the chemical processing, facilities management, industrial and smart manufacturing, metals and minerals, mining, and naval and marine industries. The company was founded by James P. Rosenfield on April 11, 2007 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Technology Services |
Brass Ring Capital, Inc.
Brass Ring Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Brass Ring Capital Inc (Brass Ring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Dave J Raffel. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | Finance |
National Specialty Alloys, Inc.
National Specialty Alloys, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services National Specialty Alloys LLC distributes stainless steel and nickel alloy bars. The firm also offers grinding and custom shafting, heat treating, OD and ID machining, and production saw cutting. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Distribution Services |
Azima Services, Inc.
Azima Services, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Azima Services, Inc. provides management services to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The company was founded on July 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA. | Technology Services |
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