PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- United States
Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) today announced that Suzanne Rich Folsom, general counsel, chief
compliance officer, and senior vice president – government
affairs, has been named a Best General Counsel by The Ethisphere
Institute in their annual list of "Attorneys Who Matter." Folsom
was honored for the third consecutive year for her expertise and
body of work as a general counsel and corporate compliance
leader.
"I am delighted that the Ethisphere Institute continues to
recognize the contributions of Suzanne," said Mario Longhi, president and chief executive
officer of United States Steel. "Our company is fortunate to have
such an extraordinary lawyer in our ranks. By honoring Suzanne for
the third year in a row, the Institute further encourages us in our
mission to have a culture that can serve as a role model for global
accountability amid aggressive growth. Suzanne personifies that
mission. Not just a lawyer, she is a business leader."
Folsom was honored alongside general counsels from iconic
companies including Microsoft, PepsiCo and Ford Motor Company,
among others. Throughout her career she has worked in multiple
corporations and organizations, transforming their legal,
regulatory and compliance functions into best-in-class programs and
establishing leading practices within the corporate world.
"It is appropriate that Suzanne is honored as an 'Attorney Who
Matters,'" said David Sutherland,
chairman of the board of directors of United States Steel. "As U.
S. Steel directors, we rely on Suzanne for guidance on a myriad of
issues and challenges facing the company. Suzanne is a key
steward of U. S. Steel's unwavering commitment to operating with
integrity and employing best practices."
Founded in 2007, The Ethisphere Institute is a global leader in
defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.
The 2015 Attorneys Who Matter represent Ethisphere's list of the
best and brightest minds in the legal field.
United States Steel Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a leading integrated steel
producer and Fortune 200 company with major production operations
in the United States, Canada and Central
Europe and an annual raw steelmaking capability of 27
million net tons. The company manufactures a wide range of
value-added steel sheet and tubular products for the automotive,
appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, and oil
and gas industries. For more information about U. S. Steel, please
visit www.ussteel.com.
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