United States Steel Corporation announced that Kevin Bradley has informed the company of his intention to resign from his position as chief financial officer of U. S. Steel effective November 4. Bradley will remain with the company as executive vice president and adviser to the chief executive officer through year-end to focus on financing activities, including the Big River Steel investment announced on October 1, and supporting the transition to his internal successor, Christine Breves, currently senior vice president, manufacturing support and chief supply chain officer.
Breves will lead all aspects of the company’s financial responsibilities, including internal and external reporting, credit, tax, treasury services, investor relations, pension responsibilities, internal controls and internal audit administrative oversight.
Breves joined U. S. Steel in 2013 to oversee the enhancement and execution of the company’s global procurement and sourcing strategy. Since then, Breves has assumed responsibility for the company’s logistics services organization; Transtar, U. S. Steel’s short-line railroad subsidiary; sales and operations planning; information technology; commercial support; engineering; corporate quality and leadership of U. S. Steel’s asset revitalization and reliability centered maintenance programs. Prior to joining U. S. Steel, Breves spent 14 years at Alcoa, culminating with her role as chief procurement officer from 2004 through 2012. In this role, Breves led a global transformation of Alcoa’s procurement organization. Prior to Alcoa, Breves held positions in accounting, maintenance, and procurement at Alumax, Inc., an integrated aluminum manufacturer that was acquired by Alcoa in 1998.
Published in the November 2019 Edition
