U. S. Steel Names Vice President and General Director of U. S. Steel Serbia
02/24/2009 - United States Steel announces the appointment of Matthew B. Perkins to the position of Vice President and General Director of U. S. Steel Serbia.
United States Steel Corp. announced the appointment of Matthew B. Perkins to the position of Vice President and General Director of U. S. Steel Serbia, effective March 1.
In his new position, Perkins will be responsible for overseeing all activities at facilities in Smederevo, Sabac and Kucevo. Reporting to George F. Babcoke, Senior Vice President—European Operations, Perkins succeeds Richard E. Veitch, who will be returning to the United States to serve as General Manager of Granite City Works.
"Matthew has a solid operations background, strong management skills and considerable experience at our European operations, all of which make him an ideal choice to fill this important role," said Babcoke. "We are confident Matthew will continue to build on the solid progress made by our Serbian operations while under the leadership of Rick Veitch."
Perkins (41) worked for LTV Steel Co. for 10 years until 2001 when U. S. Steel acquired LTV's East Chicago Tin facility in East Chicago, Ind., where he was employed as an Area Manager. He progressed through a series of positions at East Chicago Tin and Gary Works in Gary, Ind., until 2003 when he transferred to Serbia as General Manager—Finishing at U. S. Steel Serbia's Smederevo facility. One year later, he advanced to Operations Director for U. S. Steel Serbia.
Perkins relocated to the United States in 2006 to serve as Plant Manager—Primary Operations at Great Lakes Works, where he oversaw all iron and steel making operations at the facility. He returned to U. S. Steel's European operations in November 2007 when he was named to his most recent position, Vice President—Operations at U. S. Steel Kosice, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations at the company's facilities in the Slovak Republic.
Perkins graduated from The Ohio State University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering. He completed his master's degree in business administration at the University of Pittsburgh in 1998.
