Cliffs Names New Executive Vice President
04/14/2010 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed P. Kelly Tompkins as Executive Vice President – Legal, Government Affairs and Sustainability, which is a newly created role. He will officially join Cliffs on May 3, 2010.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed P. Kelly Tompkins as Executive Vice President – Legal, Government Affairs and Sustainability, which is a newly created role. He will report directly to Joseph A. Carrabba, Cliffs’ Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.
Tompkins will have responsibility for all traditional corporate general counsel matters, Cliffs’ ongoing relationships with all U.S. and international government and regulatory bodies, and the execution and reporting of the company’s sustainable development practices. He will officially join Cliffs on May 3, 2010.
Since 2008, Tompkins has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for RPM International Inc., a specialty coatings and sealants manufacturer. In this role, he was responsible for worldwide finance, accounting, tax, treasury, internal audit, government affairs, investor relations, and risk management. Prior to this position, he was RPM’s Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for all of RPM’s financial, traditional corporate general counsel matters, and communication functions, including investor relations.
Before joining RPM in 1996, Tompkins held various positions with Reliance Electric Co. and Exxon Corp.
“Our Board and executive team are extremely enthusiastic about Kelly joining the company,” said Carrabba. “Attracting a proven, senior-level executive with such a vast background and broad experience base is a testament to Cliffs’ rising corporate profile and the company’s future prospects. I believe Kelly’s leadership will prove invaluable as we continue to execute our strategy and grow as an international mining and natural resources company. In recent years, Cliffs has become an increasingly more complex and integrated global company. This requires that we build the sophisticated business processes and systems needed to support our next phase of growth. Kelly’s expertise and leadership will help us achieve this goal.”
