BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.1B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
BlueScope Steel is the leading steel company in Australia and New Zealand, supplying a large percentage of all flat steel products sold in these markets. The company's products play a big part in people's everyday lives, being vital components in suburban houses, landmark buildings and structures and popular makes of cars.
Number of Employees 21,000
Contact Information
Level 11 120 Collins St
BlueScope Steel Centre
Melbourne 3000
(61) 396664000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Iron and Steel Mills: 331111
Recent Events
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Australia shares slip, jobs data stirs rate rise talk
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BlueScope singled out by Xstrata suit
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - Nov 5
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A surprise in store from steel makers
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BlueScope Steel Sees More Losses
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AUST STEEL CO BLUESCOPE RAISES US$493 MLN IN SHARE ISSUE
News & Analysis
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Outfoxed and in competition with customers.
Byline: Helene Zampetakis Jun 20, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Logistics outsourcers failed to meet the challenges facing large companies around 2005. This led to groups such as BlueScope Steel, Coles and Woolworths returning to in-house logistics solutions,...
Steely resolve: BlueScope unmoved by Smorgon threat.
Byline: Andrew Trounson Nov 20, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- BlueScope Steel CEO Kirby Adams says Smorgon Steel's supposed plan to divest its distribution arm is mere posturing. BlueScope is keen to be major player in the consolidation of the...
Steel deal to iron out the differences.
Byline: Andrew Trounson Sep 10, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The atmosphere between BlueScope Steel and rivals Smorgon Steel and OneSteel remains tense. The key issue is the friendly Smorgon-OneSteel merger, which BlueScope has the power to block through its...
Nothing out of the Blue, says smelter.
Byline: Jo Clarke Aug 23, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Takeover target Smorgon Steel has reported a better-than-expected result for 2005-06. Annual profit rose 10 per cent to $A143.7m on sales of $A3.2bn, the Australian company announced on...
BlueScopes big raid blocks Smorgon bid.
Byline: Ian Porter Aug 17, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Bluescope Steel has acquired 19.9 per cent of Smorgon Steel. The $A320m on-market raid, intended to protect Bluescope's interests in Smorgon's proposed merger with OneSteel, was announced on 16...
Bluescope seizes Smorgon chunk to block OneSteel.
Byline: Ian Porter Aug 17, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Bluescope Steel has acquired 19.9 per cent of Smorgon Steel. The $A320m on-market raid, intended to protect Bluescope's interests in Smorgon's proposed merger with OneSteel, was announced on 16 August...
Investors steel themselves for peak.
Jun 16, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The global steel sector may have peaked, affecting Australian steel companies. Prices for hot rolled coil, spot steel and scrap steel have fallen, leading analysts to predict that the sector has passed its peak....
Hungry metal.(profits in BlueScope Steel)(Brief Article)
Mar 04, 2005 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) BlueScope Steel posted a profit of $A485 million for the six months to December 2004. This represented an increase of 114 per cent on the previous corresponding period, and was a record half-year result for the ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul O'Malley | CEO |
| Paul Rizzo | Chief Executive Officer |
| Kathryn Fagg | President, Bldg & Manufacturing Markets, Asia |
| Lance Hockridge | President, Indus Markets |
| Noel Cornish | President, Australian Bldg & Manufacturing Markets |
| Brian Kruger | CFO |
| Michael Barron | Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary |
| David Goodwin | Executive Vice President, Corp Affairs |
| I. Cummin | Executive Vice President, HR |
| S. Mann | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development |
| Stephen Mann | Executive Vice President Strategy & Business Development |
| John Slavin | |
| Nancy Leong | |
| Tan Yam Pin |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Graham Kraehe | Chairman |
| Ron McNeilly | Deputy Chairman |
| Daniel Grollo | Board of Directors |
| Diane Grady | Board of Directors |
| Kevin McCann | Board of Directors |
| Y.P. Tan | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | CEO | Current |
| TXU Corp. | CEO | Former |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
Paul Rizzo has broad experience in general management, finance and banking as a Chief Executive Officer and Director. He was appointed a Director of the Company on 10 May 2002. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chairman of Foundation for Very Special Kids. Previously, Mr Rizzo held positions as Dean, Director and Professorial Fellow of the Melbourne Business School, Group Managing Director - Finance and Administration of Telstra Corporation Limited, Chief General Manager - Retail Banking Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Chief Executive Officer of State Bank of Victoria, and held a range of senior executive positions at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. He has also previously served as Chairman of Foxtel Management Pty Ltd and as a Director of IBM Global Services Australia Limited. Mr Rizzo's extensive financial experience is valuable to the Board and in his role as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Australia Bank Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Melbourne Business School | Chief | Former |
| Melbourne Business School | General Manager | Former |
| Telstra Corporation Limited | Group Managing Director | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Melbourne Business School | Fellow | Former |
| Wattyl Limited | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | President, Bldg & Manufacturing Markets, Asia | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Associate, and with Esso | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | President, Indus Markets | Current |
| North Star Bluescope Steel LLC | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | President, Australian Bldg & Manufacturing Markets | Current |
| BHP Billiton Limited | President Packaging Products | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | CFO | Current |
Mr Barron joined BlueScope Steel in 2002 and has responsibility for legal affairs and for Company Secretarial matters. Prior to joining BlueScope Steel, Mr Barron held the position of Group General Counsel of Orica Limited where he was employed for 16 years, holding a variety of legal positions in Australia and overseas. His responsibilities at Orica Limited included membership of the executive team and management of the company secretarial, corporate affairs and internal audit functions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary | Current |
| Orica Limited | General Counsel | Former |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Executive Vice President, Corp Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Executive Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development | Current |
Mr Mann joined BlueScope Steel in 2003 and is responsible for managing the strategy process, including identifying, evaluating and executing new business opportunities. He is also responsible for BlueScope Water. Mr Mann has a broad range of domestic and international experience gained through leadership roles in strategy and general management. Prior to joining BlueScope Steel, he was Executive General Manager, Customer Services and Executive General Manager, Strategic Planning at Qantas Airways Limited. Before that Mr Mann held a number of senior roles including General Manager Corporate Development at TNT Limited and Managing Director, TNT Logistics Asia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Executive Vice President Strategy & Business Development | Current |
| TNT Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Chairman | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Australia Bank Limited | Chairman | Former |
| News Corporation | Director | Former |
Mr McNeilly has had more than 30 years experience in the mining and metals industries. He was a Director of BHP for 10 years and was Executive Director and President of BHP Minerals, Chief Operating Officer, Executive General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of BHP Steel. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the recently listed BHP Steel Ltd. Mr McNeilly is also Chairman of Melbourne Business School Ltd, a Director of GH Michell & Sons Holdings Pty Ltd. He is a former Director of QCT Resources Ltd and Tubemakers of Australia Ltd. He is Vice President of the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee and a member of the Council on Australia Latin America Relations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minerals Limited (Emml) | Current | |
| Melbourne Business School | Chairman | Current |
| WorleyParsons Limited | Chairman and Non Executive Director | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Alumina, Ltd. | Director | Current |
| BHP Billiton Limited | General Manager and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| BHP Billiton Limited | President BHP Minerals | Former |
| BHP Minerals | President | Former |
| BHP Minerals | Executive Director | Former |
| BHP Billiton Limited | Executive Director | Former |
| Alumina, Ltd. | Elected A Director | Former |
| Capral Aluminium Limited | Chairman | Former |
| National Australia Bank Limited | Chairman | Former |
| BHP Billiton Limited | Director | Former |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| WorleyParsons Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| WorleyParsons Limited | Member | Former |
Daniel Grollo was appointed to the Board of BlueScope Steel in September 2006. Mr Grollo is Chief Executive Officer of Australia's largest privately-owned development and construction company, Grocon Pty Ltd. He is also President of the Victorian Division of the Property Council of Australia and a Director of the Green Building Council of Australia. Mr Grollo's experience from the building and construction industry complements the existing skills of the Board and will contribute to the Company's downstream business strategy to be a leading global provider of steel building products and steel solutions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Diane Grady has been a full time Non-Executive Director of various companies since 1994 and a Director of the Company since 10 May 2002. She is currently a Director of Woolworths Limited and Wattyl Limited and was formerly a Director of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and the Lend Lease US Office Trust. She is also a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, a Director of the Australian Institute of Management (New South Wales) and a Governor of Ascham School in Sydney. Previously, Ms Grady was a partner with McKinsey & Co where she spent 15 years consulting to clients in a broad range of industries on strategic and organisational issues. Ms Grady brings wide industry knowledge and experience in strategy and organisational issues to Board deliberations. Ms Grady is Chairman of the Remuneration and Organisation Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wattyl Limited | Director | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Director | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | partner | Former |
| Sydney Opera House | Trustee | Former |
| Lend Lease Corporation Limited | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Origin Energy Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| Macquarie Bank Limited | Director | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Director of Macquarie Bank Limited | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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