Mr. Roger K. Newport has been the Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel Holding Corporation since January 1, 2016. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director at AK Steel Corporation. He Has been the Chairman of American Iron & Steel Institute since May 2018. He has been a Director at Alliant Energy Corporation, Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company since July 25, 2018. Mr. Newport served as the Chief Financial Officer of AK Steel Holding Corporation from May 25, 2012 to January 1, 2016 and its Executive Vice President of Finance from May 29, 2015 to January 1, 2016. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance at AK Steel Corporation. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance since May 30, 2014. He served as Vice President of Finance at AK Steel Holding Corporation from May 25, 2012 to May 29, 2014. He served as Chief Accounting Officer of AK Steel Holding Corp. since July 2004 until May 2010 and a Controller since September 2001 until May 2010. He served as Vice President of Business Planning and Development at AK Steel Holding Corporation since June 1, 2010 until May 25, 2012. He joined AK Steel in 1985 and advanced through various finance positions, including controlling, property accounting, internal auditing and financial planning and analysis. He is a Director of AK Steel Holding Corp. since January 1, 2016. He served as Senior Auditor at AK Steel since 1993 and its Assistant Treasurer since 1999. He also served as Investor Relations, Manager—Financial Planning and Analysis, Product Manager and Senior Product Specialist at AK Steel. He serves as a Director of Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. He is a Member of Financial Executives International. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and MBA from Xavier University.
AK Steel Holding Corporation is an American steel company whose predecessor, Armco, was founded in 1899 in Middletown, Ohio, United States. In 2007, the company moved its corporate headquarters from Middletown to West Chester, Ohio.[2][3]
The company derives its name from the first letters of "Armco" and "Kawasaki Steel Corporation," which entered into a limited partnership with Armco in 1989. The company was formally renamed AK Steel in 1993 when it became a publicly traded company.[4]
