United States Steel Corp. (X) announced several executive-level leadership changes. Vice President-Supply Chain & Customer Service John Price has elected to retire effective Nov. 30, 2009, after 40 years of service with the company. Anton Lukac, who currently serves as vice president-engineering & technology, will assume Price's position, and Anthony Bridge, who is currently vice president-operations, will succeed Lukac.
In his new position, Lukac, will be responsible for the company's business planning, logistics services, processed products and customer service organizations, the company said.
The company went on to add that Lukac began his steelmaking career at Slovak steelmaker VSZ a.s. in 1982 as a technologist in the cold rolling mill and over the next 16 years, he progressed through increasingly responsible positions in a variety of departments, eventually serving as vice president of technology for VSZ.
Bridge, will assume executive responsibility for research and development activities at the company's Research and Technology Center in Munhall, Pa., Automotive Center in Troy, Mich., and USSE Research in Kosice, Slovakia, the company said.
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