U. S. Steel Names James T. Volanski General Manager-Environmental Affairs
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11 -- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) announced today that James T. Volanski has been appointed general manager-environmental affairs, replacing J. David Moniot, who has elected to retire after 36 years of service to the company. Volanski will be responsible for overseeing U. S. Steel's environmental
efforts in the United States as well as at its operations in Slovakia and
Serbia. The appointment was effective January 1, 2007.
"Safeguarding the environment is one of our company's core values,"
said U. S. Steel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John P. Surma.
"Dave's expertise in environmental affairs was recognized throughout our
industry and his efforts during his career helped our company become known
as a leading proponent of environmental stewardship among steelmakers
around the world.
"Jim's experience in a variety of environmental disciplines and his
proven record of effective management will be key to our company's ongoing
efforts to maintain our environmental leadership position," Surma noted.
Volanski, 49, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1979 with
a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He joined U. S. Steel that year
as a management trainee at Mon Valley Works near Pittsburgh, Pa., and in
1981, was promoted to environmental engineer. Between 1983 and 1993, he
worked at several consulting, engineering and environmental service
contractors that served the steel industry.
In 1993, Volanski returned to U. S. Steel, and over the next 10 years,
he progressed through increasingly responsible positions and was involved
in a wide range of environmental matters. In 2003, he was promoted to his
most recent position, manager of the environmental department at Great
Lakes Works, U. S. Steel's second largest domestic facility located near
Detroit, Mich.
Volanski is a registered professional engineer and long-time member of
the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Association for Iron and
Steel Technology. He is also active in the American Iron and Steel
Institute, serving as vice chairman of its Committee on Environment in 2006
before ascending to committee chairman in 2007.
He and his wife, Debra, and three of their children, Kaitlin, Andrew
and Jacob, will relocate to the Pittsburgh area, where his eldest daughter,
Jessica, attends Robert Morris University.
For more information about U. S. Steel, visit www.ussteel.com.
