AK Steel AKS -0.96% said today that John F. Kaloski, Executive Vice President and Operating Officer of AK Steel, has elected to retire from the company, effective January 31, 2014. For more than a decade, John has served AK Steel as a member of the company's executive leadership team.

 

"John's exceptional leadership has been a critical element in the company's dramatic turnaround in previous years, as well as its ongoing efforts to become more vertically integrated," said James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO of AK Steel. "On behalf of AK Steel's Board of Directors, our Executive Officers and all of us at the company, we thank John for his dedicated service to AK Steel and wish him all the best during his retirement."

 

Mr. Kaloski has served the steel industry for more than 40 years, having joined AK Steel in October 2002. He is responsible for the company's steel operations, engineering, raw materials and energy, manufacturing planning and information technology, quality assurance, outside processing and purchasing, and occupational safety and health. Additionally, he is responsible for AK Steel's interests in iron ore and metallurgical coal operations. Prior to his AK Steel career, Mr. Kaloski held several senior management positions for the former National Steel Corporation and United States Steel Corporation.

 

In addition to his responsibilities at AK Steel, Mr. Kaloski serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

 

Mr. Kaloski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Robert Morris College. He is a veteran of the United States Army and served in Vietnam.