People: AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS)


AKS on New York Consolidated

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

James Wainscott

56 2006 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Roger Newport

48 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance

David Horn

61 2010 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

John Kaloski

63 2010 Executive Vice President and Operating Officer

Albert Ferrara

64 2012 Senior Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations

Gregory Hoffbauer

46 2013 Chief Accounting Officer, Controller

Keith Howell

47 2012 Vice President - Operations

Gary Barlow

50 2010 Vice President - Sales and Customer Service

Stephanie Bisselberg

2013 Vice President - Human Resources

Maurice Reed

50 2012 Vice President - Engineering, Raw Materials and Energy

Kirk Reich

44 2012 Vice President - Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Robert Jenkins

70 2006 Lead Independent Director

Richard Abdoo

69 2001 Independent Director

John Brinzo

71 2007 Independent Director

Dennis Cuneo

63 2008 Independent Director

William Gerber

59 2007 Independent Director

Bonnie Hill

71 1994 Independent Director

Ralph Michael

58 2007 Independent Director

Shirley Peterson

72 2004 Independent Director

James Thomson

68 1996 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

James Wainscott

Mr. James L. Wainscott is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in January 2006, and became President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2003. Previously, Mr. Wainscott had been the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and had served as Treasurer upon joining the Company in April 1995. Before joining the Company, Mr. Wainscott held a number of increasingly responsible financial positions for National Steel Corporation. He holds Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Ball State University; Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame, Former Chairman and current member of the board of trustees for the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and serves on the board of trustees of Xavier (OH) University; Former Chairman, American Iron and Steel Institute; Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Roger Newport

Mr. Roger K. Newport is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance of AK Steel Holding Corp. Mr. Newport was named Vice President, Business Planning and Development in May 2010. Mr. Newport was named Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in July 2004 and Controller in September 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Newport served in a variety of other capacities since joining the Company in 1985, including Assistant Treasurer, Investor Relations, Manager—Financial Planning and Analysis, Product Manager, Senior Product Specialist and Senior Auditor.

David Horn

Mr. David C. Horn is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in May 2010. Mr. Horn was named Senior Vice President in January 2005. Mr. Horn became Vice President and General Counsel in April 2001 and assumed the additional position of Secretary in August 2003. Before joining the Company as Assistant General Counsel in December 2000, Mr. Horn was a partner in the Cincinnati-based law firm now known as Frost Brown Todd LLC.

John Kaloski

Mr. John F. Kaloski is Executive Vice President and Operating Officer of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Executive Vice President and Operating Officer in May 2010. Mr. Kaloski was named Senior Vice President, Operations in January 2005. Prior to joining the Company in October 2002, Mr. Kaloski served as a Senior Vice President at National Steel Corporation and held senior management positions at United States Steel Corporation.

Albert Ferrara

Mr. Albert E. Ferrara, Jr., is Senior Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations in May 2012. Mr. Ferrara was named Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer in May 2010. Mr. Ferrara was named Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer in November 2003. Prior to joining the Company in June 2003, Mr. Ferrara was Vice President, Corporate Development for NS Group, Inc., a tubular products producer, and previously held positions as Senior Vice President and Treasurer with United States Steel Corporation and Vice President, Strategic Planning at USX Corporation.

Gregory Hoffbauer

Mr. Gregory A. Hoffbauer has been appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller of AK Steel Holding Corporation, effective February 8, 2013. He joined the Company and was named Assistant Controller in January 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hoffbauer was Director of Accounting at NewPage Corporation from September 2010 to January 2011 and Assistant Controller from April 2005 to September 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffbauer was Controller at Day International, Inc. from April 2000 to April 2005. From September 1988 to March 2000, Mr. Hoffbauer held increasingly responsible positions in the audit and assurance practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Keith Howell

Mr. Keith J. Howell is Vice President - Operations of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Vice President, Operations in May 2012. Mr. Howell was named Vice President, Carbon Steel Operations in May 2010. Mr. Howell was named Director, Engineering and Raw Materials in March 2009. He was named General Manager, Butler Works in August 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Howell served in a variety of other capacities since joining the Company in 1997, including General Manager at Middletown Works and Ashland Works and Manager—Aluminized and Manager—Steelmaking at Middletown Works.

Gary Barlow

Mr. Gary T. Barlow is Vice President - Sales and Customer Service of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Vice President, Sales and Customer Service in September 2010. Mr. Barlow joined the Company in May 2010 as Director, Sales and Customer Service, Carbon Steel. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Barlow was President, Northeast Region, for Ryerson Inc., a metals processing and distributing company from October 2007 to July 2009. Mr. Barlow also previously served in several auditing and financial service capacities at Bank of America.

Stephanie Bisselberg

Ms. Stephanie S. Bisselberg has been appointed as Vice President - Human Resources of AK Steel Holding Corp. effective April 1, 2013. Ms. Bisselberg joined AK Steel in 2004 as Assistant Labor Counsel, and advanced to Labor Counsel in 2005. In 2010, she was named Assistant General Counsel, Labor. Prior to joining the company, she was an attorney in the Labor and Employment department of the Cincinnati law firm Taft, Stettinius and Hollister LLP. Ms. Bisselberg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Miami University (Ohio) and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University. In April 2013, she will complete the Master of Business Administration program at Xavier University. She is also a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association. She has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hyde Park (Ohio) Center for Older Adults and as a member of the Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Maurice Reed

Mr. Maurice A. Reed is Vice President - Engineering, Raw Materials and Energy of Ak Steel Holding Corp. He was named Vice President, Engineering, Raw Materials and Energy in May 2012. Mr. Reed was named Director, Engineering and Raw Materials in March 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Reed served in a variety of other capacities since joining the Company in 1996, including Director of Engineering and Energy, General Manager—Engineering, Operations Support and Primary Process Research and General Manager—Engineering. Before joining the Company, Mr. Reed held a number of increasingly responsible engineering technology positions for National Steel Corporation.

Kirk Reich

Mr. Kirk W. Reich is Vice President - Procurement and Supply Chain Management of AK Steel Holding Corp. He was named Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain Management in May 2012. Mr. Reich was named Vice President, Specialty Steel Operations in May 2010. Mr. Reich was named General Manager, Middletown Works in October 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Reich served in a variety of other capacities since joining the Company in 1989 including Manager—Mobile Maintenance/Maintenance Technology, General Manager—Mansfield Works, Manager—Processing and Shipping, Technical Manager, Process Manager and Civil Engineer.

Robert Jenkins

Mr. Robert H. Jenkins is Lead Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of the Company from October 16, 2003 to December 31, 2005; served as Chairman of the Board of Sundstrand Corporation from April 1997 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of that company from September 1995, in each case until his retirement in August 1999 following the merger of Sundstrand Corporation with and into United Technologies Corporation in June 1999; employed by Illinois Tool Works as its Executive Vice President and in other senior management positions for more than five years prior thereto, Clarcor Inc. (1999 — present), ACCO Brands Corporation (2007 — present; Presiding Independent Director 2009 — present), Solutia, Inc. (1997 — 2007). He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Richard Abdoo

Mr. Richard A. Abdoo is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He is President, R. A. Abdoo & Co., LLC, He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation from May 1991 to April 2004, and as President from May 1991 to March 2003,NiSource Inc. (2008 — present), ZBB Energy Corporation (2009 — present), RENERGY Corporation (f/k/a Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. 2005 — 2009), Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (2005 — 2006), he holds Bachelor degree in electrical engineering from the University of Dayton, Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Detroit. Member of the American Economic Association and a registered professional engineer in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, By virtue of his former positions as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation, as well as his current positions as a member of the Boards of Directors of two other energy-related companies, Mr. Abdoo has extraordinary and experience pertaining to energy issues. Because the steel industry is an intense user of energy, his depth of knowledge of the energy industry is of particular note with respect to his qualifications to serve as a Director of AK Steel, though it clearly is not the sole reason for his nomination to the Board. More broadly, by virtue of his diverse background and experience, Mr. Abdoo provides insights with respect to a broad range of business, social and governance issues facing corporations today. As a former Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Abdoo understands well the issues facing executive management of a corporation. As a registered professional engineer in several states, Mr. Abdoo is able to offer a unique technical perspective to issues under consideration by the Board.

John Brinzo

Mr. John S. Brinzo is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He serves as member of Ad Hoc Finance, Management Development and Compensation, Nominating and Governance, Retired Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Cleveland-Cliffs Inc), Served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Cleveland-Cliffs Inc) from July 2003 until April 2005; served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Cleveland-Cliffs Inc) from January 2000 until his retirement as CEO in September 2006, and as Chairman in May 2007, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (2007 — present), Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (f/k/a/ Cleveland-Cliffs Inc) (1997 — 2007), The Brinks Company (2004 — 2008), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (2006 — 2009), Brink’s Home Security Holdings, Inc. (2008 — 2010). He holds Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Kent State University, Master of Business Administration degree from Case Western Reserve University. He serves on the board of trustees for the Kent State Endowment Foundation. Past Chairman of the National Mining Association. Past director of the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Dennis Cuneo

Mr. Dennis C. Cuneo is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He is Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP and President, DC Strategic Advisors, LLC , Served as an attorney at Arent Fox LLP from 2006 to 2010, Senior Vice President of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, Corporate Secretary and Chief Environmental Officer of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. from 2004 to 2006, and Senior Vice President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America from 2001 to 2006, BorgWarner Inc. (2009 — present), Center for Automotive Research (2010 — present). He holds Bachelor of Science degree from Gannon College, MBA degree from Kent State University, JD degree from Loyola University. He serves on the board of trustees for Loyola University and Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, and as a member of the Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago’s Physical Sciences Division. Served as Chairman of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve from 2003 to 2004. Former member of the executive committee and chair of the human resources group of the National Association of Manufacturers.

William Gerber

Mr. William K. Gerber is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He is Managing Director, Cabrillo Point Capital LLC, Served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kelly Services, Inc. from 1998 to December 2007; served as Vice President-Finance from 1993 to 1998 and Vice President-Corporate Controller from 1987 to 1993 of The Limited Brands Inc. (f/k/a/ The Limited, Inc.), Kaydon Corporation (2007 — present), Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (2008 — present). He holds Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant.

Bonnie Hill

Dr. Bonnie G. Hill, Ed.D., is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. She is President of B. Hill Enterprises, LLC, Served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Times Mirror Foundation and Vice President of The Times Mirror Company from February 1997 to July 2001; served as Senior Vice President Communications and Public Affairs for the Los Angeles Times from August 1998 to July 2001; prior thereto, served as Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, The Home Depot, Inc. (1999 — present; Lead Director 2008 - present), Yum Brands, Inc. (2004 — present), California Water Service Group (2004 — present), The Hershey Company (f/k/a Hershey Foods Corporation) (1993 — 2007), Albertson’s, Inc. (2002 — 2006). She holds Bachelor of Science degree from Mills College, Masters degree from California State University, Ed.D. from University of California, Berkeley.

Ralph Michael

Mr. Ralph S. Michael, III is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He is President and Chief Executive Officer, Fifth Third Bank, Greater Cincinnati, Former President and Chief Operating Officer of the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company from July 2005 until its sale in August 2007; served as Executive Vice President and Manager of West Commercial Banking for U.S. Bank, National Association, and then as Executive Vice President and Manager of Private Asset Management for U.S. Bank, from 2004 through July 2005; served as President of U.S. Bank Oregon from 2003 to 2005; served as Executive Vice President and Group Executive of PNC Financial Services Group, with responsibility for PNC Advisors, PNC Capital Markets and PNC Leasing, from 2001 to 2002; served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of PNC Corporate Banking from 1996 to 2001, Key Energy Services Inc. (2003 — present), Arlington Asset Investment Corporation (2006 — present), FBR Capital Markets Corp. (2009 — present), and Integrated Alarm Services Group (2003 — 2007). He holds Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Stanford University, Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Graduate School of Management. He serves on the board of directors of The Cincinnati Bengals, Inc. and the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation.

Shirley Peterson

Ms. Shirley D. Peterson is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corporation. She served as President of Hood College, an independent liberal arts college in Frederick, Maryland from 1995 until 2000; served in the U.S. government, first appointed by President George H.W. Bush as Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, then as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1989 until 1993; partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson from 1969 until 1989 and 1993 until 1994, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (2004 — present), Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (2005 — present), Champion Enterprises, Inc. (2004 — 2010), Federal Mogul Corporation (2002 — 2007). She holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr College, JD degree from the New York University School of Law.

James Thomson

Dr. James A. Thomson Ph.D., is Independent Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of The RAND Corp, From 1977 to January 1981, Dr. Thomson was a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House. He served on the staff of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1974-1977, Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. (f/k/a Texas Biotechnology Corporation) (1994 — 2008). He holds Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of New Hampshire; M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from Purdue University. He is Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York; the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London; and the board of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Former member of the National Security Council staff at the White House, where he was primarily responsible for defense and arms-control matters related to Europe, and the staff of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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