WEST CHESTER, Ohio,
July 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AK
Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that Sheri H.
Edison has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective
August 1, 2014.
Ms. Edison currently is Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of Bemis Company, Inc. In this capacity, she is
responsible for all global legal operations of Bemis Company, as
well as information technology, enterprise risk management and
global compliance. Ms. Edison came to Bemis Company from
Hill-Rom, Inc., where she had been Senior Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer. Prior to Hill-Rom, Ms. Edison held
senior management and general counsel positions at Hillenbrand,
Inc. and LTV Steel Company, Inc. She started her career
working in private practice as a corporate attorney at Jones Day.
"Sheri's extensive experience in the manufacturing sector,
coupled with her background in the steel business and corporate
governance, make her a tremendous asset to AK Steel," said
James L. Wainscott, Chairman,
President and CEO of AK Steel. "A great addition to our Board of
Directors, we welcome Sheri and look forward to her many
contributions."
Ms. Edison currently serves on the board of the Fox Cities
Performing Arts Center and is a member of the NACD Corporate
Directors Institute, and Women Business Leaders of the United
States Health Care Industry.
Ms. Edison holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and
Journalism from the University of Southern
California and a Juris Doctor degree from the Northwestern University School of Law.
AK Steel
AK Steel is a world leader in the production
of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products,
primarily for automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing,
construction and electrical power generation and distribution
markets. The company's AK Tube subsidiary produces carbon and
stainless electric resistance welded tubular steel products for
truck, automotive and other markets. Headquartered in
West Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), the company employs
approximately 6,500 men and women at seven steel plants and two
tube manufacturing plants across four states: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The company also
has interests in iron ore through its Magnetation LLC joint venture
and in metallurgical coal through its AK Coal subsidiary.
Additional information about AK Steel is available at
www.aksteel.com.
SOURCE AK Steel