ITA Board of Directors - International Titanium Association

ITA Board of Directors

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Martin Pike
President
ATI Specialty Materials
ITA President

Martin (Marty) Pike is President, ATI Specialty Materials, reporting to CEO and President Kim Fields. Marty brings more than two decades of ATI experience to this role, leading the Specialty Materials team to successful execution in meeting the demands of the aerospace ramp today and in the future.

In addition, Marty currently serves as Vice President, Global Commercial Strategies. Marty is the primary point of contact across ATI with strategic customers seeking to grow and expand their partnerships with ATI. Along with his responsibility for strategic customers, Marty leads our International Sales organization, the Defense Market Sector and Hypersonics teams. He also serves on the boards of Shanghai STAL Precision Stainless Steel Co., Ltd, a joint venture between ATI and Baowu Special Metallurgy and as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the International Titanium Association.

Marty has 25+ years of experience in commercial strategy, marketing and sales in Aerospace, Energy, and Defense end-markets. He previously held the role of Vice President – Commercial for ATI Specialty Materials business where he led the product marketing, business development, international sales and managing long-term agreements with customers. In addition to the commercial role, Marty served as interim president of ATI’s Specialty Materials business unit in 2021, before being named to the Vice President, Global Commercial Strategies role in 2023.

Prior to joining ATI, Marty worked in footwear manufacturing and for an internet startup where he held various commercial positions including Regional Vice President of Sales. Marty has a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Sam Stiller
Vice President, Commercial - Howmet Aerospace
ITA Vice President

Sam Stiller is Vice President, Commercial for Howmet Aerospace. All Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service, globally, is led by Sam’s commercial team.

Phil MacVane
Vice President, the Americas
PCC Metals Group Global Sales
ITA Secretary/Treasurer

Phil MacVane was named VP of Sales – Americas for PCC Metals Group in January 2016. In his role he is responsible for the sale of all titanium and nickel products in the Americas. He began his career at TIMET as North American Engine Manager in September 2000.

Dr. Markus Holz
Professor, ITA Academic Member
ITA Past President

Dr. Markus Holz is currently Professor at University of Applied Sciences Anhalt starting from 2020. There he is the program director of Logistics Management, teaching Operations Management and is currently involved in several national and international research programs in the field of sustainability and digitization in the industry.

Dr. Holz graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 1986 and earned his PhD in 1992. Following his 10 years of service in the German Airforce, Dr. Holz began his career with ThyssenKrupp in 1992, where he assumed several executive positions mainly in the stainless steel and special metals branch. In 1999, Dr. Holz became Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Titanium GmbH (formerly Deutsche Titan GmbH) and in 2002 he was appointed Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Titanium S.p.A. (formerly Titania S.p.A.). Furthermore, he was responsible for Tubificio di Terni, Italien, from 2004 through 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he was CEO of the ThyssenKrupp Titanium Group (Germany and Italy). In January 2010 he joined the Managing Board of Hempel Special Metals, Oberhausen, Germany. After joining as MD the ALD Management Board in October 2011, Dr. Markus Holz was the President of AMG’s Engineering Systems Division and CEO of Vacuum Technologies GmbH from 2012 to 2019.

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