November 21, 2008

BlueScope appoints Mr Mooreas new head for Chinese business

BlueScope Steel Limited announced the appointment of Mr Bob Moore to the position of president of BlueScope Steel China, to be based in Shanghai. The appointment will be effective from October 1st 2007.

Mr Moore is currently president of BlueScope Lysaght Australia and is responsible for the business performance of the Lysaght building products and solutions business with 41 manufacturing sites in Australia. He has over 17 years of experience in the steel industry. During his career, he has held a number of general management and senior executive positions at BHP Steel and BlueScope Steel.

In his new role, Mr Moore will be focused on growing the profitability of the Company in China including its coated products business, which operates an AUD 280 million metallic coating and painting facility at Suzhou, BlueScope Lysaght, a leading steel products business and BlueScope Butler, the premier pre engineered Buildings business in China. In addition to the coating and painting facility at Suzhou, BlueScope operates a network of six downstream manufacturing facilities at Langfang, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou, as well as an extensive sales network across the country. Mr Moore will address challenging market conditions in mainland China by further enhancing the brand and market positions of the Company's premium coated steel products, building solutions and pre-engineered building businesses.

Mr Kirby Adams MD & CEO of BlueScope Steel said that "BlueScope Steel is delighted with the appointment of an experienced executive such as Mr Moore to this key role. This is a demonstration of BlueScope Steel's commitment to continuing to drive the growth and profitability of its Asian business."