U. S. Steel Names Kenneth Jaycox Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
September 28 2020 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) President and Chief
Executive Officer David B. Burritt today announced the appointment
of Kenneth Jaycox as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial
Officer. Jaycox succeeds Douglas R. Matthews, who will retire in
January. Jaycox will report to Burritt as a member of the company’s
executive management team.
In this position, Jaycox will have responsibility for all
aspects of U. S. Steel’s North American flat-rolled commercial
activities with a focus on customer satisfaction, innovation, new
business and market share growth.
“We are building a more customer focused company with our ‘best
of both’ strategy, and now it’s time to take it to the next level
with Ken at the lead,” Burritt said. “With his deep commercial,
operating and transformation experience, he brings new insights to
accelerate our capabilities. Ken has a unique skillset with diverse
non-metal background, where customer-centric, focused
differentiation was critical. He will help us realize our ambition
as the innovative, material solutions leader for our
customers.”
Jaycox joins U. S. Steel from Sysco Corporation, where he held
successive executive roles in transformation, sales development and
support, and revenue management for the approximately $50 billion
U.S. business. Most recently, he led the corporation’s business
transformation, along with local and national sales strategy, as
Vice President, Transformation, optimizing sales solutions and
creating substantial value.
Prior to joining Sysco, Jaycox served as Chief Operating Officer
at International Traders/First American Carriers and Vice
President, Category Development and Distribution, as well as Vice
President, Procurement at Compass Group North America
(Foodbuy).
Earlier in his career, Jaycox held roles with the Coca-Cola
Company, including Vice President/Group Director National Sales, as
well as the Dr. Pepper/7Up Company and the Pepsi Bottling Company,
where he worked in national and local sales strategy, pricing and
revenue management, customer management and improvement in
processes and teams.
Jaycox holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing
from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Founded in 1901, the United States Steel Corporation is a
Fortune 250 company and leading integrated steel producer. With
extensive iron ore production and an annual raw steelmaking
capability of 22 million net tons, U. S. Steel produces high
value-added steel products for the automotive, infrastructure,
appliance, container, and energy industries. The company’s “best of
both” integrated and mini-mill technology strategy is advancing a
more secure, sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its
stakeholders. With renewed emphasis on innovation and customer
focus, the company produces cutting-edge products such as U. S.
Steel’s proprietary XG3™ advanced high-strength steel. U. S. Steel
is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with world-class
operations across the United States and in Central Europe. For more
information, please visit www.ussteel.com.
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Meghan Cox Manager Corporate Communications T – (412) 433-6777 E
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