Executive Leadership Team

Paul O'Malley

BCom, M. App Finance, ACA
Mr O'Malley became Managing Director and CEO on 1 November 2007, and a Director of the Board in August, 2007. He joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in December, 2005, and in this role was responsible for leading the Company’s finance and IT functions including mergers and acquisitions, treasury, tax, accounting, audit and investor relations. Mr O'Malley was formerly the CEO of TXU Energy, a subsidiary of TXU Corp based in Dallas, Texas, and held other senior management roles within TXU including Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer and, based in Melbourne, Chief Financial Officer of TXU Australia. Before joining TXU, Mr O'Malley worked in investment banking and consulting.

Charlie Elias

BA Accounting, ACA
Mr Elias joined BlueScope Steel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March 2008. He is responsible for finance, treasury, taxation, supply, investor relations, investments, audit and insurance. Prior to this, he was CFO and Director for Linfox Group and CFO, Director and General Manager Strategy and Business Development for TXU Australia. He began his career with Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Consultant. Mr Elias is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Noel Cornish

BSc (Metallurgy), MEngSc
Mr Cornish was appointed Chief Executive Australian and New Zealand Steel Manufacturing Businesses on 2 November 2007, with responsibility to lead the Company's major facilities at Port Kembla and Springhill (NSW), Western Port (Vic) and the paint lines at Port Kembla (NSW), Western Sydney (NSW) and Acacia Ridge (QLD) in Australia and the New Zealand Steel business in Glenbrook, south of Auckland. He also leads the Company's Engineering and Environment operations.

Before this role, Mr Cornish was the President, Australian and New Zealand Industrial Markets. He is a member of the Council of the University of Wollongong, Chairman of The Salvation Army Illawarra Advisory Board, member of the Board of the Illawarra Business Chamber and a member of the National Executive of the Australian Industry Group.

Paul O'Keefe

BBus (Accountancy) ASCPA
Mr O'Keefe was appointed Chief Executive Australian Coated and Industrial Markets on 2 November 2007. In this role, he is responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service to the Company's domestic and export markets across its Australian coated and industrial products. Mr O'Keefe also manages the Company's supply chain, logistics and Australian exports business. Mr O'Keefe joined the Company in January 2007 as Vice President, Finance for Australian Manufacturing Markets. Before then, he held the position of General Manager, Finance for Smorgon Steel Reinforcing and Steel Products and was a senior executive in the Operations division of Simplot, a multinational food and agri-business.

Mark Vassella

BCom, MBA
Mark Vassella heads up BlueScope Steel North America and is based in Kansas City, Missouri. He has responsibility for growing the company's businesses in the North American markets. Prior to this, Mr Vasella was Chief Executive Australian Distribution and Solutions following BlueScope Steel's acquisition of Smorgon Steel Distribution. Before the acquisition, he was Chief Executive Smorgon Steel Distribution and has held senior roles with Australian National Industries Limited and Palmer Tube Mills Limited.

Sanjay Dayal

B. Chemical Engineering
Mr Dayal commenced as Chief Executive Asia on 5 January 2009. He is responsible for leading BlueScope Steel's businesses in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Company's joint venture with Tata Steel in India. Prior to joining BlueScope Steel, Mr Dayal was General Manager, Manufacturing and Supply Chain for Orica Mining Services where he managed its Asia division. Mr Dayal is based at BlueScope Steel's Asia regional headquarters in Singapore.

Keith Mitchelhill

B. Ec., MBA
Mr Mitchelhill joined BlueScope Steel in February 2009 as Chief Executive, BlueScope Australian Distribution and Solutions, responsible for BlueScope Distribution, BlueScope Lysaght, BlueScope Water and BlueScope Service Centres at more than 100 locations across Australia.

Before joining BlueScope Steel, Mr Mitchelhill was Executive General Manager, Clay and Concrete Products at Boral Limited. He has been in the building products manufacturing industry since the early 1990s working in key marketing and management roles. He was marketing director at BTR Laminex for five years and prior to that he worked in the telecommunications sector with NEC Australia.

Ian Cummin

BA (Politics)
Mr Cummin joined BlueScope Steel in May 2003. He is responsible for the group management of human resources, corporate affairs, and safety. Previously, Mr Cummin had established a successful consulting practice after leaving Southcorp Limited, where he was Executive General Manager of Human Resources and Corporate Services from 1995 to 2001. Prior to Southcorp, he was Head of Human Resources for ICI Australia Ltd and he has also held senior human resources and industrial relations management positions in the energy, construction and resources industries.

Michael Barron

BEc, LLB
Mr Barron joined BlueScope Steel in 2002 and has responsibility for legal affairs and for Company Secretarial matters. Prior to joining BlueScope Steel, Mr Barron held the position of Group General Counsel of Orica Limited where he was employed for 16 years, holding a variety of legal positions in Australia and overseas. His responsibilities at Orica Limited included membership of the executive team and management of the company secretarial, corporate affairs and internal audit functions.

Bob Moore

Dip.Eng. (Civil)
Mr. Moore was appointed President China on the 1st October 2007, with responsibility for BlueScope Steel's Coated business in China, as well as the BlueScope Buildings businesses of Butler, Lysaght, Residential and Panels. Before this role, Mr Moore was President Lysaght Australia, President OneSteel Distribution and various downstream General Management roles in BHP Steel.