August 29, 2008

US Steel appoints Ms Ritchie for Indiana and Michigan

United States Steel Corporation announced that Ms Jill E Ritchie manager state governmental affairs will now be responsible for overseeing US Steel's state and local governmental affairs matters in Indiana and Michigan. Ms Ritchie will be located at Gary Works and will report to Christopher Mr J Masciantonio general manager state governmental affairs.

Ms Ritchie joined US Steel's Governmental Affairs Department after spending five years as an attorney in the company's Law Department, where she specialized in workers' compensation litigation in the Labor and Employment section. Before arriving at US Steel in 2001, Ms Ritchie was a labor and employment attorney at a major Pittsburgh based law firm.

Mr Masciantonio said that "Jill has been an effective contributor to US Steel's Governmental Affairs efforts since joining our department in 2006. She has spent a significant amount of time working with elected leaders, community organizations and government agencies on issues that are important to our Indiana and Michigan operations and the employees who work there. Under Jill's newly expanded leadership role, we expect to increase the effectiveness of our company's ability to achieve results when working with state and local government agencies and elected officials on issues important to steel manufacturing."