(CNSPHOTO)

Zhu Jimin, Board Chairman of the Shougang Group, one of China's leading steel companies, was elected new chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on February 21. Zhu will succeed Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp.'s Chairman Deng Qilin in taking the helm from 2011 to 2013.

Zhu, 65, was born in Anhui Province and has worked in the iron and steel industry since college graduation. He started working for the Shougang Group in 1999, becoming its general manager in 2000 and board chairman in 2003.

CISA has 232 members and covers almost all iron and steel corporations in China. It plays a vital role in the yearly price negotiations for ironstone and makes suggestions to government on the industry policy making.