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AK Steel CFO Jaime Vasquez to Retire

November 6, 2019

AK Steel Chief Financial Officer Jaime Vasquez will retire from the company effective Nov. 30, 2019. Christopher Ross, current AK Steel Vice President and Treasurer, has been named interim CFO and Treasurer, effective Nov. 5.

RossAKS “Jaime’s experience and financial focus have served the company well as we forged a new strategic path,” said CEO Roger Newport. “We wish him the best in the years ahead.”

Ross joined AK Steel in 1997 as a cost accountant at Middletown Works. Through the years he has progressed to numerous financial and strategic roles, including Cash Management since 2012 and Treasurer since 2016. He was named Vice President and Treasurer in January 2018.

“Chris’s financial acumen and vast experience in a number of financial and strategic roles within and outside the company is a real asset,” said Newport.

AK Steel also announced that Joseph C. Alter, Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, will take on responsibility for Purchasing, while Brian K. Bishop, Vice President Carbon Steel Operations, will assume responsibility for Information Technology.