AK Steel Women in Manufacturing Honored for Leadership by the Manufacturing Institute
April 11 2018 - 10:30AM
AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) said today that three of its employees were
recognized by the Manufacturing Institute as 2018 STEP Ahead Award
winners who exemplify leadership in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Production. Lisa A. Vensel, AK Steel General
Manager, Manufacturing Planning and Joyce C. Niedringhaus, AK Steel
Principal Research Engineer, were named 2018 STEP Ahead
Honorees. Ayesha Satija, AK Steel Associate Process Engineer,
was honored as a STEP Ahead Emerging Leader.
All three employees were among honorees recognized
by the Manufacturing Institute earlier this week in Washington,
D.C. The Manufacturing Institute is the authority on the
attraction, qualification, and development of world-class
manufacturing talent. As part of that work, the Institute
champions diversity, works to empower women leaders and honor those
who demonstrate excellence and leadership in their careers, and
represents all levels of the manufacturing industry. “These
inspirational women have stepped up as leaders in our industry,
building the future of manufacturing in our county,” said National
Association of Manufacturers President and Chief Executive Officer
and Manufacturing Institute Chairman Jay Timmons.
“We are proud to have Lisa, Joyce and Ayesha
recognized for their work at AK Steel, and as role models and
mentors in the steel making and manufacturing industries,” said
Roger K. Newport, AK Steel Chief Executive Officer. “Science,
manufacturing and technology roles are incredibly important to our
work to bring innovative steel solutions to meet our customers’
needs, and to drive manufacturing growth and development critical
to our nation’s economy.”
Lisa Vensel joined AK Steel in 1986 and progressed
through a number of roles in Engineering, Planning and Analysis,
Quality Systems and Sales. She was named General Manager,
Manufacturing Planning in 2012. Lisa holds a Bachelor’s
degree in mathematics from Westminster College and an MBA from the
University of Pittsburgh.
Joyce Niedringhaus has more than 37 years of
experience at AK Steel. She is an expert in the fields of
steel refining and steel sheet processing, and is a Principal
Engineer at the company’s Research and Innovation Center.
Joyce holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Ursinus College,
and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from
Carnegie Mellon University.
Ayesha Satija began her career in 2015 as a summer
intern at AK Steel, and was then hired full-time as an Associate
Process Engineer in 2016. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in
chemical engineering from The Ohio State University.
AK Steel AK Steel is a leading producer of
flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products,
primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing,
electrical power generation and distribution markets. Through
its subsidiaries, the company also provides customer solutions with
carbon and stainless steel tubing products, die design and tooling,
and hot- and cold-stamped components. Headquartered in West
Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), the company has approximately
9,200 employees at manufacturing operations across seven states
(Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia), as well as in Canada and Mexico. Additional
information about AK Steel is available at www.aksteel.com.
Contacts:
Media
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Relations (513) 425-2510Investors – Douglas O. Mitterholzer,
General Manager, Investor Relations (513) 425-5215
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