Sergio Juan

Sergio Juan

IT Director

Sergio Juan was appointed IT Director in 2022.  He joined Friedman Industries during Friedman’s acquisition of Plateplus, Inc.’s assets. During his time as IT Director at Plateplus Sergio led the carve out of all IT operations from Cargill, Inc, established a new IT department and moved all IT operations to cloud-based.  Prior to that Sergio held various IT leadership positions managing multi-national IT organizations, ERP implementations, business intelligence, infrastructure, cybersecurity, SOX compliance, cost optimization, etc.  Sergio was based in The Netherlands for a 5-year rollout of a global ERP system for ABB.  He earned a Computer Information Systems degree from Texas State University.

Friedman Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Century Metals & Supplies, Inc., a prominent metal service center headquartered in Miami, Florida.  

“This acquisition marks a pivotal step in Friedman’s long-term growth strategy,” said Mike Taylor, CEO of Friedman Industries. “Century Metals’ diverse product mix, regional strength, and high performing team, align perfectly with our mission to deliver exceptional value and service to customers.”