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John P. Surma
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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John P. Surma was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1954. He
graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1976 with a Bachelor
of Science degree in accounting.
Mr. Surma joined Price Waterhouse LLP in 1976, and in 1981 he
served in the Manchester, England, office of the Price Waterhouse
United Kingdom firm. In 1987, he was admitted to the partnership.
In 1983, Mr. Surma participated in the President’s Executive
Exchange Program in Washington, D.C., where he served as executive
staff assistant to the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
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In 1997, Mr. Surma joined Marathon Oil Company as senior vice
president, finance & accounting. He was appointed president,
Speedway SuperAmerica LLC in 1998, and senior vice president, supply
& transportation for Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP) in 2000.
He was named president of MAP on January 1, 2001.
Effective with the separation from USX Corporation, he became vice
chairman and chief financial officer of United States Steel
Corporation on January 1, 2002. He was named president in March
2003, and president and chief operating officer in June 2003. He was
elected president and chief executive officer in 2004, and chairman
of the board of directors and chief executive officer in February
2006.
Mr. Surma is a member of the board of directors of The Bank of New York
Mellon Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Corporation. He was appointed
by President Barack Obama to the president’s Advisory Committee for
Trade Policy and Negotiations and currently serves as vice chairman. He
serves as treasurer of the board of directors of the World Steel Association
and previously held the titles of chairman and vice chairman. Mr. Surma
currently serves as chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI),
is a member of AISI’s board of directors, and previously served as
chairman and vice chairman of the organization. Mr. Surma also serves on
the board of directors of the National Safety Council and is a current
member of both the National Petroleum Council and The Business Council.
Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors and executive committee
of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and served as the organization’s
chairman from 2009-11; is a member of Penn State University’s Board of Trustees
and a member of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business’ Board of Visitors; and
is chairman of the board of directors for the Allegheny County (Pa.) Parks Foundation.
01-23-2012
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