AK Steel Announces Retirement of Chief Financial Officer Jaime Vasquez, Names Christopher Ross Interim Chief Financial Office...
November 05 2019 - 5:00PM
AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that Jaime Vasquez, Vice President,
Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will retire effective November
30, 2019, and will continue to assist with the transition of his
responsibilities over the next few months.
“Jaime’s experience and financial focus have served
the company well as we forged a new strategic path,” said Roger K.
Newport, Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel. “We wish him
the best in the years ahead.”
Christopher J. Ross, AK Steel Vice President and
Treasurer, has been named Vice President, Treasurer and Interim
Chief Financial Officer effective today. “Chris’s financial
acumen and vast experience in a number of financial and strategic
roles within and outside the company is a real asset,” said Roger
Newport. “I congratulate Chris and look forward to working
with him in his new role.”
In addition, Joseph C. Alter, Vice President,
General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, will take on
responsibility for Purchasing and Brian K. Bishop, Vice President
Carbon Steel Operations will assume responsibility for Information
Technology.
Chris was named Vice President and Treasurer in
January 2018. Prior to that role he served as Treasurer since
2016 and General Manager, Cash Management since 2012. Chris
has served in a number of financial and strategic roles since
joining the company over 20 years ago, including strategic
planning, financial planning and analysis, products and marketing,
investor relations and accounting. He began his AK Steel
career in 1997 as a Cost Accountant at Middletown Works.
Outside of his AK Steel career, Chris served as Director of
Investor Relations for Omnicare, Inc. and held Credit and Portfolio
Manager positions with U.S. Bank and J.P. Morgan. Chris holds
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and an MBA in Finance from
the University of
Cincinnati.
AK SteelAK Steel is a leading producer of
flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products,
primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing,
including electrical power, and distributors and converters
markets. Through its subsidiaries, the company also provides
customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products,
hot- and cold-stamped components, and die design and tooling.
Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), the
company has approximately 9,500 employees at manufacturing
operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and facilities
in Western Europe. Additional information about AK Steel is
available at www.aksteel.com.
Contacts:Media – Lisa
H. Jester, Corporate Manager, Communications and Public Relations
(513) 425-2510Investors – Douglas O. Mitterholzer, General Manager,
Investor Relations (513) 425-5215
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
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