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Senior VPs at U.S. Steel to Swap Roles
Written by Sandy Williams
September 28, 2018
Two U.S. Steel executives will swap duties as part of an executive development process that exposes leadership to varying roles within the company.
Effective Oct. 1, Scott D. Buckiso, currently serving as Senior Vice President – European Solutions and President, U. S. Steel Košice, will become Senior Vice President – Automotive Solutions. James E. Bruno, currently serving as Senior Vice President – Automotive Solutions, will become Senior Vice President – European Solutions and President, U. S. Steel Košice.
Regarding the new roles, President and CEO David Burritt stated, “These changes are part of our company’s normal executive development process. The new roles will expose Scott and Jim to different leadership and business opportunities while helping our company increase our executive bench strength by further enhancing their capabilities.”

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