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AK Steel Holding Corp.

(AKS) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$2.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.6B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, and tubular products through its wholly owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel). The Company?s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band, and sheet and strip form. The Company?s operations also include AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel at two tube plants located in Ohio and Indiana into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, truck and construction markets. In addition, its operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products.

President & Chief Executive Officer
James L. Wainscott
Number of Employees 6,800
Contact Information

9227 Centre Pointe Drive

West Chester, Ohio 45069

www.aksteel.com

513-425-5000

NAICS Code Iron and Steel Mills: 331111

Recent Events

  • Longbow Research Upgrades AK Steel AKS to Buy

    11/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Butler County administrator to resign

    11/19/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

  • Picks of the Week: Visa, Apollo Group, Baidu, Verizon

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • The oil major missed revenue forecasts, though third-quarter profit topped expectations

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • UBS Upgrades AK Steel AKS to Neutral

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Wednesday's Notable Market Action

    10/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Citigroup Upgrades AK Steel AKS to Buy

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • AK Steel profit slumps

    10/27/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Research Reports

    10/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Safeway puts grab interest before results

    10/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Upgradaes AK Steel to Buy

    10/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Deutsche Bank raises AK Steel to buy

    10/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Safeway puts grab interest before results

    10/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-KeyBanc upgrades Reliance Steel & Aluminum to buy

    9/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • AK Steel signs 12-year coke deal with Tennessee company

    9/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • AK Steel recalling last workers on layoff

    8/14/09 - Product Recall - View Story

  • Allegheny Technologies Inc. loses $13.4 million as sales slip 50 percent

    7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Arbitrator rules for union in steel plant closing

    7/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • AK Steel sees return to profitability this year

    6/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
James L. Wainscott President & Chief Executive Officer
Albert E. Ferrara Chief Financial Officer
John J. Kuzman Jr. Chief Compliance Officer
Roger K. Newport Chief Accounting Officer
David C. Horn Senior Vice President
John F. Kaloski Senior Vice President, Operations
Mike Adams Senior Vice President, James Banker VI
Alan H. McCoy Vice President, Government & Public Relations
Douglas W. Gant Vice President, Sales and Customer Service
Ernest Rummler Jr. Vice President, Customer Service & Manufacturing Planning
James W Stanley Ak Steel's Vice President of Safety and Health
Lawrence F. Zizzo Vice President, Human Resources
Thomas C. Graham Jr. Vice President, Engineering
Thomas F. McKenna Vice President, Labor Relations
Anthony Perry Director, Purchasing
F.R. Smith Director, Safety
Bill Cross General Manager, Manufacturing Planning
Bob Wilbert Ak Steel Sales Account Manager
Christopher Ross Finance Manager
David A Shadoan
Gregory P. Kuzma Treasurer
Paul R Pennington
Daniel J. Meyer Director
James A. Thomson Director
John S. Brinzo Director
Lawrence A. Leser Director
Richard A. Abdoo Director
Shirley D. Peterson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bonnie G. Hill Board of Directors
Dennis Cuneo Board of Directors
Ralph S. Michael Board of Directors
Robert H. Jenkins Board of Directors
William Gerber Board of Directors

Mr. Wainscott, age 49, a director of the Company since October 16, 2003, has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 1, 2006. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 2003 to December 2005; Chief Financial Officer from July 1998 until October 2003; and as Treasurer from April 1995 until April 2001. He was elected Senior Vice President in January 2000, having previously served as Vice President from April 1995 until that date. He also serves on the Board of the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Chairman Current
Parker Hannifin Corporation Board of Directors Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President Former
National Steel Co Assistant Secretary Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Treasurer Former
National Steel Co Treasurer Former
University of Notre Dame MBA Former
Ball State University Bachelor of Science In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
United States Steel Vice President, Strategic Planning Former
NS Group, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Finance Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director, Strategic Planning Former
University of Virginia Juris Doctorate Former
University of Virginia Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Chief Compliance Officer Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Chief Accounting Officer Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Controller Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Frost Brown Todd LLC Partner Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation General Counsel and Secretary Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Secretary Former
Vanderbilt University Law School Juris Doctorate Former
Yale University Bachelor’S Degree Former
Frost Brown Todd LLC Executive Committee Member Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Senior Vice President, Operations Current
National Steel Co Senior Vice President Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director, Operations Technology Former
Robert Morris College Master of Business Administration Former
University of Pittsburgh Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Senior Vice President, James Banker VI Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Government & Public Relations Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation General Manager, Public Relations Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Sales and Customer Service Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation General Manager, Sales Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Regional Sales Manager Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Board of Directors Former
Grove City College Bachelor’S Degree Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Customer Service & Manufacturing Planning Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Ak Steel's Vice President of Safety and Health Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Human Resources Current
National Steel Co Vice President Former
National Steel Co Director, Human Resources Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Engineering Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Vice President, Labor Relations Current
National Steel Co Director, Hr, Midwest Steel Divison Former
University of Notre Dame Juris Doctorate Former
University of Notre Dame Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Mr. Perry joined AK Steel following 34 years of service with U.S. Steel Corporation. In addition to his corporate and plant-level purchasing experience, Mr. Perry has extensive management experience in operations, environmental controls and maintenance. Mr. Perry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Bluefield State College in West Virginia.

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director, Purchasing Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director, Safety Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation General Manager, Manufacturing Planning Current

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Ak Steel Sales Account Manager Current

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AK Steel Holding Corporation Finance Manager Current

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Cv Engineering Consulting Engineer Current
Gallatin Steel Company Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Current
University of Dayton B.S. In Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
McCulley Eastham & Associates, Inc. Safety Engineer Current
Eastham Senior Staff Consultant Current
Eastham & Associates Staff Consultant Current
Associates Senior Staff Consultant Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Current
Osco Industries Inc. Current
Sunoco, Inc. Current

Dr. Hill, age 64, a director of the Company since April 7, 1994, is President of B. Hill Enterprises, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in corporate governance and board organizational and public policy issues. From February 1997 to July 2001 she was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Times Mirror Foundation, Vice President of The Times Mirror Company, and, from August 1998 to July 2001, Senior Vice President Communications and Public Affairs for the Los Angeles Times. Prior thereto, she served as Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. She is also a director of Hershey Foods Corporation, The Home Depot, Inc., Albertson’s, Inc., YumBrands, Inc. and California Water Service Group, and serves on the boards of Goodwill of Greater Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Urban League and the NASD Investor Education Foundation.

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
YUM! Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Former

Mr. Meyer, age 69, a director of the Company since January 1, 2000, retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Milacron Inc. in May 2001. He also serves as a director of Hubbell Inc. and Cincinnati Bell Inc. Shirley

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Current
Cincinnati Bell Inc. Board of Directors Former

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Dennis was the senior vice president of Toyota Motor North America, where he was in charge of legal affairs, administration, public relations, investor relations, corporate advertising, industry and government relations, philanthropy, planning, research and the Latin American Group. Dennis also served as corporate secretary and as the company's chief environmental officer. In his years at Toyota, Dennis helped make the company one of the leading manufacturers of automobiles in this country. One of Toyota's earliest American executives, Dennis played a key role in the launch of Toyota's manufacturing operations in the United States as part of the management team at New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI), a joint venture with General Motors that was Toyota's first vehicle assembly plant here. Later, he was a member of the start-up team at the company's North American manufacturing headquarters, which has been instrumental in securing Toyota's reputation for quality, efficiency and innovation. For most of the past 10 years, Dennis led the site selection for Toyota's new plants in North America. He was named as one of the top 10 people who have influenced economic development in the South by Southern Business & Development in 2004. As senior vice president, Dennis developed new advertising and public relations programs for Toyota, strengthened its government relations, and expanded the company's outreach to the investment community. Dennis was also responsible for executing Toyota's diversity strategy, and in 2006 he was named by Minority Business News USA magazine as one of the top "100 Men Impacting Supplier Diversity." From 1980 to 1984, Dennis was an associate at Arent Fox, where he worked on various legal and regulatory matters. He was the primary associate for the Toyota account. Prior to Arent Fox, Dennis was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Organization Position Status
Louisiana's Gov's Conference Counsel, Arent Fox Llp Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current

Dr. Thomson, age 61, a director of the Company since March 18, 1996, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The RAND Corporation, having served in that capacity since August 1989. He also serves as a director of Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Current

John S. Brinzo has been a member of our board of directors since October 2006. Mr. Brinzo has been affiliated with Cleveland-Cliffs, North America's largest producer of iron ore pellets, since 1967. He served in various operational finance roles and also as chief financial officer before becoming chief executive officer in 1997. In 2000 he was named chairman of the board. Mr. Brinzo retired from Cleveland-Cliffs as its CEO In September 2006 and has announced his intention to retire as chairman in early 2007. Mr. Brinzo served as chairman of the National Mining Association from 2005 to 2006, and currently is a director and chairman-elect of the Audit Committee at The Brink's Company. He is a former director of International Steel Group Inc.

Organization Position Status
The Brink's Company Chairman, Audit Committee Current
Brink's Home Security Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Current
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Brink's Company Finance and Pension Committee Member Current
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. CEO Former
Tilden Mining Company LC CEO Former
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CEO Former
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. President Former
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Cfo Former
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance Former
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Controller Former
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Financial Analyst Former
National Mining Association Chairman Former
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Chairman Former
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Chair of Board Former
International Steel Group Inc. Director Former
The Brink's Company Director Former

Mr. Leser, age 70, a director of the Company since May 17, 1995, retired as Chairman of The E.W. Scripps Company in May 1999, having also served as its Chief Executive Officer from July 1985 until May 1996. Mr. Leser also serves as a Trustee of Xavier University.

Organization Position Status
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Current

Organization Position Status
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. President Current
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Current
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. Chief Operating Officer Current
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. Chairman Current
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
Xavier University Board of Directors Current
Ohio Casualty Corporation COO Former
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Former
Ohio Casualty Corporation Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Renegy Holdings, Inc. Director Current
NiSource Inc. Board of Directors Current
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board Current
Scr-Tech Vice Chairman of the Board Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Current
Wisconsin Energy Corporation chief executive officer Former
Wepc President Former
Wisconsin Energy Corporation president Former
Wepc Chief Operating Officer Former
Wisconsin Energy Corporation Vice President Former
Wisconsin Electric Power Co Officer Former
Wisconsin Energy Corporation Officer Former
Wisconsin Energy Corporation chairman Former
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Board of Directors Former
Wayne State University Post - Graduate - Engineering Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Master's Degree In Economics Former
University of Dayton B.S. Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
CLARCOR, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Jason Incorporated Director Current
Solutia Inc. Director Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
Sundstrand Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
AK Steel Holding Corporation Chairman Former
Hamilton Sundstrand Chairman Former
CLARCOR, Inc. Team Member Former

Organization Position Status
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Inc. Director Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Director Current
Federal-Mogul Corporation Board of Directors Current
Champion Enterprises, Inc. Director Current
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hood College President Former
Internalrevenue Commissioner Former

Organization Position Status
Kelly Home Care Services, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Kelly Properties, Inc. CFO Current
Kelly Managed Services CFO Current
Search Masters International Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Kaydon Corporation Chairman Current
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AK Steel Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
National Association of Corporate Directors Member Current
Kelly Services, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Kelly Services, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Limited Brands, Inc. vice president of finance Former
Limited Brands, Inc. director of financial reporting Former
Limited Brands, Inc. controller Former
Kaydon Corporation Director Former
Kelly Services, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Degree In Economics Former

Executive News

  • AK Steel, SunCoke reach deal

    Daily Independent - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • AK Steel Announces New Coke and Energy Supply Agreement

    Reuters - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • AK Steel Announces New Coke and Energy Supply Agreement

    Street Insider - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • AK Steel, SunCoke ink supply agreement

    Cincinnati Business Courier - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • BB Energy Appoints Richard Abdoo And Paul Koeppe As Independent Directors - Quick Facts

    RTTNews.com - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • AK Steel recalling last workers on layoff

    Fairfield Echo - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Is 'Cash for Clunkers' Salvaging Metals?

    Seeking Alpha - 8/11/09 - View Story

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     AKS $21.16 +0.49 (2.37% )
Average Volume 7,762,070
Shares Outstanding 109.37M
Market Cap 2.3B
Year High 24.27
Year Low 5.39
Earnings Per Share -4.86
P/E Ratio -4.35
Dividend 0.20
Yield 0.95
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