Qualifications for Board Service

Murry Gerber has over 40 years of experience leading and advising companies in the energy, natural resources, and industrials sectors – industries important to U. S. Steel’s suppliers and customers. He brings extensive expertise in oversight of strategic, operational and financial matters for large global enterprises. As an independent director at BlackRock and Halliburton, Mr. Gerber offers valuable insights into leading corporate governance and business impact practices, strengthening the Board’s oversight of long-term growth strategy.

Mr. Gerber is deemed a financial expert as defined by the SEC rules.

Key Director Skills

• As a director at BlackRock, Mr. Gerber leveraged his financial and business acumen to oversee critical decisions during a period of significant transformation, including the acquisitions of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 2006 and Barclays Global Investors (BGI) in 2009, which resulted in BlackRock becoming the largest manager of ETFs in the world.
• Mr. Gerber helped establish Coral Energy, now Shell Trading North America, and served as Treasurer of Shell Oil, bringing valuable enterprise risk management expertise to the Board.
• In leadership roles at EQT and Shell Oil, Mr. Gerber spearheaded extensive shareholder value creation initiatives, driving substantial growth and performance improvements and leading the organization through technological change as it pioneered the development of shale gas, contributing to American energy independence.