United States Steel establishes new management structure

Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. has announced that by Jan. 1, 2015, its reporting segments – North American Flat-Rolled, Tubular, and U. S. Steel Europe – will be realigned.

The North American Flat-Rolled realignment will include the creation of enterprisewide commercial entities to address the automotive, consumer, industrial, service center, and mining markets. The company has appointed new leaders for three of the entities: Joseph R. Scherrbaum, acting vice president – Industrial Solutions, Geoff M. Turk, vice president – Service Center Solutions, and Lawrence W. Sutherland, acting head – Mining Solutions.

In addition to the new commercial entities, the company also announced an increased focus on flat-rolled manufacturing operations. The emphasis will be on implementing strategic initiatives, including reliability-centered maintenance, quality, and a continued commitment to safety.

U. S. Steel Tubular Products' commercial and manufacturing operations, now Energy Solutions, also will be aligned to include customer solutions for the oil and gas industry, focusing on the go-to-market tubular goods business strategy, from mill to rig. Based in Houston, this entity will build on the synergies of the company's nearby tubular operations as well as the U. S. Steel Tubular Products Innovation and Technology Center, which houses the company's tubular R&D facilities.

U. S. Steel Europe will become U. S. Steel European Solutions and is already aligning through The Carnegie Way transformation to accelerate focus on customers.