PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing the
Carnegie Way transformation, United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:
X) today announced further improvements to its North American
Flat-Rolled operations reporting structure as it takes the logical
and necessary next step in its transformation. Delivering on
the company's strategic ambition to be a customer-centric, global
solutions provider with more focused and effective accountability,
U. S. Steel's flat-rolled facilities will now report
through three streamlined and consolidated commercial entities, the
foundation for which was established in late 2014.
"The commercial entities have worked to position our company to
be best-in-class in innovation, customer service and solutions,"
said Mario Longhi, President and
Chief Executive Officer of United States Steel. "This
strategic move to align operations within the streamlined
commercial entities enhances our ability to better hear the
voice of the customer, ensuring that we deliver superior value and
drive results in this ever-changing market."
The North American Flat-Rolled realignment will include the
transition of operational management responsibilities to the
automotive, consumer, and the now combined industrial, service
center and mining commercial entities. Enterprise-wide
operational functions, including the company's commitment to safety
and quality, will continue to be provided across the reporting
segments. U. S. Steel's flat-rolled facilities will continue
to produce and service their current customer and end markets
throughout and after this realignment, which is effective
January 1, 2016.
Automotive Solutions, led by Senior Vice President Jim Bruno, will continue to be based in
Troy, Mich., at the company's
Automotive Center. Bruno will now also have responsibility
for Great Lakes Works in nearby River
Rouge and Ecorse, Mich.,
the EGL at Dearborn (formerly
DESCO), Midwest Plant in Portage,
Ind., as well as the company's 50-50 joint venture
PRO-TEC Coating Company in Leipsic, Ohio. These facilities
primarily serve the automotive market and are a critical part
of developing solutions for the next generation of advanced
high-strength steels (AHSS).
Consumer Solutions, serving customers in the appliance,
packaging, container and construction markets is largely served by
the company's Mon Valley Works outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., East Chicago Tin in
East Chicago, Ind., as well as
Fairfield Works' # 5 coating line
and the Double G joint venture, both in Birmingham, Ala., will be led by Sara Greenstein, Senior Vice President -
Consumer Solutions.
The Industrial, Service Center and Mining Solutions entities
will now be led by Douglas R.
Matthews. In his role as Senior Vice President - Industrial,
Service Center and Mining Solutions, Matthews will have
responsibility for serving customers in the pipe and tube
manufacturing market, as well as the agricultural and industrial
equipment and service center markets. He will have operational
responsibility for U. S. Steel's largest steelmaking and finishing
facility, Gary Works in Gary, Ind., for Granite City Works in
Granite City, Ill. as well as for
mining, which includes all activities relating to the company's
Minnesota Ore Operations - Minntac in Mt. Iron and Keetac in
Keewatin - as well as the company's iron ore equity ventures.
The transition and integration of the Industrial and Service
Center Solutions teams will be led by Geoff
Turk, currently Vice President - Service Center
Solutions. Turk came to U. S. Steel almost two years ago to
help lead the enterprise transformational journey and will be
pursuing other opportunities outside of the enterprise once the
commercial entity integration is completed in the first quarter of
2016.
Mark Tabler, previously Vice
President - Tubular Operations, will transition into the position
of Vice President – Global Quality & Manufacturing
Processes. His responsibilities will include leadership of
the company's enterprise-wide operational processes in
manufacturing process health, quality and reliability centered
maintenance using The Carnegie Way. Tabler's transition will
take place immediately.
These new operational realignments within the commercial
entities do not change existing reporting segments. The
company will continue to have three reportable operating segments:
North American Flat-Rolled Products, Tubular Products and U. S.
Steel Europe. For more information on these reportable
segments, please see the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended Dec. 31, 2014.
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SOURCE United States Steel Corporation