U.S. Steel names Coleman to plant manager position

United States Steel Corporation announced the appointment August 28 of Scott H. Coleman as plant manager of the Keewatin Taconite Plant in Keewatin, Minn., a part of the company's Minnesota Ore Operations. Coleman succeeds Joseph Scipioni, who retired at the end of June. In his new position, Coleman will report to Dennis G. Quirk, general manager-Minnesota Ore Operations. The advancement became effective August 1.

Coleman, 39, began his career with U. S. Steel in 1994 as shift manager for the No. 4 galvanizing line at Fairfield Works in Fairfield, Ala. He advanced through increasingly responsible positions in operating and maintenance for the finishing operations and was named senior area manager- coating and finishing in October 2000. In 2003, Coleman accepted an assignment as deputy general manager-finishing operations at U. S. Steel Kosice in the Slovak Republic. Two years later, he returned to Fairfield Works when he was named to his most recent position, plant manager-finishing operations. Before joining U. S. Steel, Coleman spent five years at AK Steel's plant in Dover, Ohio.

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