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U. S. Steel Names GM for North American Flat-Rolled Marketing

United States Steel Corp. announced the appointment of Robert J. Beltz as General Manager—North American Flat-Rolled Marketing.
 
In his new position, Beltz will oversee industry market strategies, product mix distribution and pricing for U. S. Steel's flat-rolled operations in the United States and Canada. He will report to Richard M. Efkeman, Vice President—Worldwide Marketing.
 
Beltz, 39, joined the company in 1990 as a Management Associate in Accounting and Finance. After spending two years in the Audit Department, he moved into the company's Commercial Organization in 1993, where he advanced through increasingly responsible positions over the next 14 years, including managerial roles in automotive sales and marketing at U. S. Steel's Automotive Center in Troy, Mich. In February 2007, Beltz relocated to the company's corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh when he was named Director—Market Analysis and Strategy. He advanced to his most recent position, Director—Industry Marketing, in November 2007.
 
Beltz graduated from Duquesne University in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in accounting, and earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan–Flint in 1997. He is a member of the American Iron and Steel Institute's Construction Market Committee.