U. S. Steel Announces Management Changes at U. S. Steel Kosice
02/24/2009 - United States Steel announces the appointment of Patrick J. Mullarkey as Vice President—Operations at U. S. Steel Kosice, and the promotion of Vladimir Jacko to the position of Vice President—Technology, also at U. S. Steel Kosice.
United States Steel Corp. announced the appointment of Patrick J. Mullarkey as Vice President—Operations at its U. S. Steel Kosice subsidiary in the Slovak Republic, succeeding Matthew B. Perkins, who has been named Vice President and General Director of U. S. Steel Serbia. The company also announced the promotion of Vladimir Jacko to the position of Vice President—Technology, which was Mullarkey's former position.
Mullarkey will report to George F. Babcoke, Senior Vice President—European Operations and President—U. S. Steel Kosice, and Jacko will report to Anton Lukac, Vice President—Engineering and Technology at U. S. Steel. The changes are effective March 1.
"Pat and Vladimir have the knowledge, experience and leadership skills necessary to ensure that our Slovakian facilities continue to be operated safely, effectively and efficiently," said Babcoke.
In his new role, Mullarkey (51) will be responsible for oversight of day-to-day operations at U. S. Steel Kosice's facilities. He brings more than 25 years of industry experience to his new position, including a series of increasingly responsible positions in operations, engineering and maintenance at the former Inland Steel, Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, and U. S. Steel. He was named to his most recent position as Vice President—Technology at U. S. Steel Kosice, in January 2007.
As Vice President—Technology, Jacko (46), a native of Kosice, will be responsible for engineering activities, research and product technology. He brings a range of increasingly responsible experience to his new position, including positions at the former Eastern Slovakian Steelworks, U. S. Steel Kosice, and U. S. Steel's Fairfield Works. He was named to his most recent position, General Manager—Energy Strategies, in January 2009.
Mullarkey began his career in the steel industry with Inland Steel in East Chicago, Ind., in 1981 and moved through a series of supervisory and management positions in the company's iron and steel making operations. In 1994, he joined Raytheon Engineers & Constructors as the lead engineer for the Blast Furnace Reline Division and held that position until joining U. S. Steel in 2000.
Mullarkey's first assignment with U. S. Steel was Area Manager—Operating and Maintenance, South Blast Furnaces at Gary Works in Gary, Ind. After advancing through a series of increasingly responsible managerial positions, he was assigned to the Gary Works' No. 14 Blast Furnace construction project in 2005. When the project was completed, Mullarkey transferred to Pittsburgh headquarters to serve as Director—Engineering Project Development. He assumed his most recent position, Vice President—Technology at U. S. Steel Kosice, in January 2007.
A native of Chicago, Mullarkey graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He earned a master's degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind., in 2004.
Jacko, who began his professional career as a teacher of electro-technical subjects, joined the former Eastern Slovakian Steelworks in 1996 as a Dispatcher at the facility's power plant. He progressed through a series of increasingly responsible positions over the next five years until he was named Deputy Director of the power plant in 2001, one year after U. S. Steel had acquired the integrated steelmaking operation. He was later named General Manager—Energy for U. S. Steel Kosice (2003) and assumed added responsibility for transportation in 2005.
Jacko relocated to the United States in 2006 when he was named Division Manager—Utilities, Shops and Services at U. S. Steel's Fairfield Works in Fairfield, Ala. He returned to Kosice in January 2009 when he advanced to his most recent position, General Manager—Energy Strategies.
Jacko graduated from Technical University in Kosice in 1986 with a master's degree in electrotechnics and finished post-graduate studies in economics in 1998. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business in 2002, and a doctorate degree from the Mining Faculty, Technical University in Kosice in 2007.
