NEW YORK, May 6, 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 an honoree at Legal Momentum's 2015 Aiming High
Awards. Folsom was honored as a woman of excellence for her
proven success in building best-in-class corporate governance and
compliance programs. She is joined by fellow honorees from
Ally Financial, MasterCard and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
"We are fortunate to have Suzanne as part of our executive team
as her leadership has been instrumental in our company's ongoing
transformation," said Mario Longhi,
president and chief executive officer. "She has established a
diverse, high-performing team that has worked diligently to
implement best-in-class legal and compliance programs into our
global business processes."
While at U. S. Steel, Folsom has worked to build a
high-performing legal, regulatory and compliance department that is
helping the company navigate in a complex global marketplace.
As the company's first female general counsel, she has
also placed an increased emphasis on diversity by implementing a
holistic approach to hiring – evaluating candidates not only for
racial and gender diversity, but for diversity of backgrounds,
experiences and perspectives. The U. S. Steel legal
department was recently honored by The Legal Intelligencer
as the best in-house legal department in Pennsylvania in the areas of General
Excellence and Diversity, the only company to receive multiple
honors.
"Suzanne Folsom richly deserves
this special honor. It is a testament to the commitment she has
demonstrated throughout her career to empower and enable women and
girls to realize their professional opportunities and achieve
excellence in the workplace. I applaud Suzanne for always aiming
high and helping others to advance along with her," said
Patricia Diaz Dennis, retired senior
vice president and assistant general counsel at AT&T and member
of the U. S. Steel board of directors.
Throughout her career, Folsom worked in multiple organizations
to transform their legal and compliance programs into the gold
standard for their respective industries, while also championing
diversity to further enhance organizational success. Both
she, and the legal and compliance programs she has led, have been
recognized by The Legal Intelligencer, Corporate
Secretary Magazine, Inside Counsel Magazine,
Ethisphere Institute and the Washington Metropolitan Area
Association of Corporate Counsel for their contributions and
innovation in the area of corporate governance and in-house legal
matters.
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 and
Central Europe and an annual raw
steelmaking capability of 24.4 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.
Legal Momentum and The Women's Legal Defense and Education
Fund's mission it to ensure economic and personal security for all
women and girls. The Aiming High Awards are presented to
successful, influential women in the business community who also
serve as role models for other women and girls.
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