ABOUT DAVID BURRITT
David B. Burritt was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of United States Steel Corporation in May 2017. At that time, Mr. Burritt was also named to the company’s Board of Directors. He had been elected President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2017 with executive responsibility for all aspects of the company’s day-to-day business in the United States and Central Europe.
Mr. Burritt joined U. S. Steel in September 2013 to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for all aspects of the company’s strategic and financial matters.
Prior to joining U. S. Steel, Mr. Burritt, served as Chief Financial Officer at Caterpillar Inc.
Mr. Burritt was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1977 from Bradley University in Peoria. Mr. Burritt received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois in Champaign in 1990.
Mr. Burritt serves on the board of directors for Lockheed Martin and the National Safety Council and serves on the Executive Committee of the worldsteel. He is also a member of The Business Council and a member of the G100.
FIRM PROFILE
Born in 1901, United States Steel Corporation has evolved and grown with America. Whether thriving together in times of prosperity or working together in times of challenge, we built the steel that built this nation. We are energized by the opportunity before us to create a better tomorrow for our company, customers, communities and planet.
U. S. Steel customers have long recognized our company as an industry leader and valued partner in the production of high-value-added steel sheet and tubular products. Our solutions are highly sought after by manufacturers in the automotive, appliance, construction, container, and oil and gas industries.
We have been a steel industry innovator for more than 120 years. Now, we are committed to leading steel and steel manufacturing to a sustainable future. This is a greener U. S. Steel, with an infinitely recyclable product, one of the world’s first and few LEED-certified plants, and a long-term commitment to decarbonize. With increasing mini mill capacity, we are expanding our ability to make game-changing sustainable steels.
OUR STRATEGY
We are now transitioning to our Best for All® strategy, guided by a vision that sees our planet as our most important customer. A vision that’s committed to providing differentiating, profitable and sustainable solutions to our customers. A vision that knows true transformation must go beyond steel—we must work to deliver what’s best for the people who work here, who buy our customers’ products and who live around us.
We are continuing to invest to build our capabilities in both integrated and mini mill steelmaking technologies through our Best for All® strategy. The objective: to make next-generation steels that not only advance our customers’ products, but also contribute to a lower-carbon, more sustainable planet.
A powerful partner, offering customers an unbeatable mix of world-class integrated and mini mill facilities and talent. A lean, agile competitor that responds quickly to customer need with innovative solutions. A greener steel provider, with customer and sustainability objectives tightly interwoven. A reinvigorated commercial organization that centers U. S. Steel’s people, products and processes on supporting customer success.
