Steel Products
Bugajski Named CIO at U.S. Steel
Written by Sandy Williams
June 25, 2019
U.S. Steel Corp. has named a new Chief Information Officer. Steven D. Bugajski, who currently holds the interim position, will advance to permanent CIO as of July 1, 2019.
Bugajski joined U.S. Steel in 2008 holding several roles in the company’s Information Technology organization, including leading the global teams for Infrastructure, Business Processes, Project Management and Administration, Transaction Processing and Enterprise Applications. He has served as Interim Chief Information Officer and General Manager, Global Business Service Center, following the retirement of Charles Balawajder in May 2019.
“Steve’s depth of experience has shown that his talents, strong knowledge of our systems, and insights into IT trends and opportunities that could benefit our company make him well-positioned to lead our Information Technology organization,” said President and CEO David B. Burritt.
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