DOUG ANDERSON
PRESIDENT

Doug Anderson started his career in the metals industry in 1974 as an inside salesperson with a service center in Chicago, IL. After a short while, he decided he wanted more customer interaction. Doug left the service center and went to the mill side as an outside steel tube salesperson. He learned the ropes first with a mechanical tube producer and then with a structural tube producer calling on accounts within the Midwest.

His next endeavor put him back in a service center role but added on experience working for an import/export company involved in all aspects of the metal industry business throughout the United States. The collective involvements of tubing and service center sales, and his import/exporting knowledge was the ground work for his real dream.

In 1995, Mr. Anderson had the opportunity to open his own metals service center company. His father operated the first ANCO Steel Company which was opened in 1958 as a supplier of special bar quality products. As a tribute to his family, Doug revived the family name and the ANCO Steel Company, Inc. was again operating in the steel industry. With the help of industry veterans Doug has brought together over the years, the company has grown to four warehouses and a separate corporate office.

Doug Anderson continues to be very active in many industry associations and has served in a board of director capacity in the past. Doug’s steel industry knowledge and history of contacts acquired, both as a vendor as well as customer-level, enable him to match the correct product with the appropriate customer.

CHERYL ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

Cheryl L. Anderson has accrued over 35 years of executive-level management and leadership experience in the field of corporate administration and human resource management.

From 1982 through 2014, Cheryl worked in corporate administration starting in the early days as a receptionist, to working in the marketing department, to becoming the Director of Administration and co-owner of a construction cost management and owner representative company. She was responsible for the structure, implementation, and maintenance of the functions of corporate/office administration and the human resources departments.

After a short hiatus, Cheryl became ANCO’s Administration Manager in 2015. Her responsibilities in administration and HR led her to become Director of Administration in 2017.

Her broad experience provides the guidance and overseeing of company policies and procedures and coordinates overall organizational planning of ANCO’s corporate/office administration and human resources departments. This includes business insurance administration, HRIS, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits administration, performance management, employee relations, safety program as well as management development, training, and succession planning. Identifies opportunities for improvement and resolves discrepancies.

BARRETT DAVIDS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, QUALITY & SAFETY

Barrett Davids received a BS in Operations Management. His first career step after college was an entry level position for an insurance company. Within a couple of years, he was quickly promoted to an assistant manager position and new hire trainer. His ideas were instrumental in development of the evolving training program while also handling employee performance in his own unit.

After five years in the insurance industry, he was ready for a new challenge as an Inside Sales Representative with ANCO’s rebar company. His knowledge of the steel industry, customer service and working with vendors launched. This experience enabled his roles to expand to include purchasing and project management.

In 2016, he became a member the ANCO Steel team. His training started in the warehouse with a bottom up approach to learn the various jobs of the company. While handling Inside Sales, he again took on project management jobs and even expanded into accounts receivable. During his entire tenure with ANCO, he worked directly with the Director of Operations, Quality and Safety. This experience focused on warehouse operations, quality control, OSHA requirements and centering on ANCO’s Safety Program.

Barrett was promoted to the position of Director of Operations / Quality Control /Safety in 2020. He is responsible for smooth and safe warehouse operations by working closely with all branches in ANCO. His detailed oriented approach facilitates his success in warehouse management and handling company projects, which is integral to ANCO’s continued growth.