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Cleveland Cliffs COO Retiring in December
Written by Sandy Williams
November 17, 2017
Cleveland Cliffs announced Friday that P. Kelly Tompkins, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will begin his planned retirement effective Dec. 31, 2017.
Tompkins served as Cliff’s executive vice present and chief financial officer from April 2015 through December 2016 before assuming his current position in January 2017.
Lourenco Goncalves, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Kelly has been a valued member of the executive team at Cliffs, and I have enjoyed working with him over the past 3-1/2 years. I am sincerely grateful to Kelly for his dedication and commitment to Cliffs through a time of significant changes at the company. I wish him well during his retirement.”
Sandy Williams
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