U. S. Steel Appoints Scott Coleman General Manager-Minnesota Ore Operations


MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn., Jan. 10 / -- United States
Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) announced the appointment of Scott H. Coleman
as general manager of Minnesota Ore Operations. Coleman succeeds Dennis G.
Quirk, who has been named plant manager-Edgar Thomson Plant and will
relocate to the Pittsburgh area. Coleman will report to George F. Babcoke,
vice president- plant operations. Quirk will report to Anton Lukac, general
manager-Mon Valley Works. The appointments are effective immediately.

"Throughout their careers with U. S. Steel, Dennis and Scott have each
demonstrated strong leadership and management skills in a wide range of
steelmaking operations and a willingness to serve the company where they
are needed," said John H. Goodish, executive vice president and chief
operating officer for U. S. Steel. "In their new assignments, their
experience, leadership ability and technical expertise will continue to
contribute to our company's strong performance and enhance our
organizational strength."

Minnesota Ore Operations is comprised of Minntac, a mine and
pelletizing operation in Mountain Iron, Minn., and Keetac, a mine and
pelletizing operation in Keewatin, Minn. Edgar Thomson Plant is the primary
operation of U. S. Steel's Mon Valley Works and converts iron ore, coke and
limestone into steel slabs.

Coleman, 40, began his career with U. S. Steel in 1994 as a shift
manager in the finishing operations at Fairfield (Ala.) Works. He advanced
through increasingly responsible positions in operating and maintenance of
the finishing operations and was named senior area manager-coating and
finishing in October 2000. In 2003, Coleman accepted an assignment as
deputy general manager-finishing operations at U. S. Steel Kosice in the
Slovak Republic. He returned to Fairfield Works in 2005 as plant
manager-finishing operations. His most recent position was plant
manager-Keewatin Taconite.
Coleman, a native of Cortland, Ohio, earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in industrial management from the University of Akron, graduating in
1989. He is a long-time member of the Association of Iron and Steel
Technology and is a member of the board of directors of the Iron Mining
Association of Minnesota.

Coleman, his wife, Denise, and their children, Dallas, Logan and
Hadley, make their home in Hibbing.

Quirk, 52, began his career with U. S. Steel in 1976 as a summer
student trainee at National-Duquesne Works, a tubular facility near
Pittsburgh. He was named turn foreman-finishing operations in 1978 and turn
foreman-forming and welding in 1981. In 1983, Quirk moved to Fairfield
(Ala.) Works when he was named general foreman in the seamless pipe mill.
He moved through a series of increasingly responsible positions in tubular
and flat-rolled operations and was named manager-tubular operations at
Fairfield Works in 2001. When U. S. Steel acquired Granite City (Ill.)
Works in 2003, Quirk was appointed plant manager-finishing operations, a
position he held until being named general manager-Minnesota Ore Operations
in 2005.

Quirk graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1977
with bachelor's degrees in both industrial management and economics. He is
currently co-chairman of the board of directors of the Iron Mining
Association of Minnesota.

Quirk, his wife, Cyndi, and their daughters, Savannah and Madelyn, will
relocate to the Pittsburgh area, where they will join Quirk's son, Stephen,
who is already a Pittsburgh resident.

For more information about U. S. Steel, visit www.ussteel.com.

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