NEW YORK — TMS International Corp. has appointed Hideyuki Nishizawa executive vice president for international trade.

Nishizawa will oversee the international interests of TMS International’s raw materials and optimization group, including management of the 14 international brokerage offices from which the company trades raw materials.

Nishizawa joined the group in January 2006 and has been managing director for Asia since 2008. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the global trading industry.

"We are delighted to announce Hideyuki’s promotion," J. David Aronson, president and chief operating officer of the company’s raw materials and optimization group, said. "He has been instrumental in driving the company’s international trading expansion over the past seven years."

TMS International, Glassport, Pa., is the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp.