Company: ZEUS
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-009843
Chunk: 9

Company: OLYMPIC STEEL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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’s business operations and the competitive landscape of the metals industry.

Dirk A. Kempthorne, age 73, joined the Board in 2010. He served as the Mayor of Boise, Idaho from 1986 to 1993, a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and Governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006. He also served as the 49th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Kempthorne has served as the President of The Kempthorne Group, a consulting firm, since 2009 and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Council of Life Insurers, an insurance industry trade association, from 2010 to 2018. Since 2009, Mr. Kempthorne has also served on the board of directors of FMC Corporation, a global agriculture science company, and Robert Half International, Inc. With his commitment to public service and his recognized national leadership, Mr. Kempthorne provides important contributions and insights as a member of the Board, the Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

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Idalene F. Kesner, age 67, joined the Board in 2018. Dr. Kesner served as Dean for Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business from 2013 to 2022. Dr. Kesner joined the Kelley School faculty in 1995, where she also serves as the Frank P. Popoff Chair of Strategic Management. Dr. Kesner serves on the Boards of Berry Global Group, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic packaging products and protection materials, and American Family Insurance Company. She serves on the Board of Advisors of Lincoln Industries, a manufacturer that provides metal finishing, coatings, insulation, and tube fabrication for the motorcycle and truck industries, among others. In December 2021, Dr. Kesner joined the Board of Directors of Duke Energy, an energy utility. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial, Inc., a life insurance and wealth management company. Dr. Kesner also served on several non-profit Boards and Councils, including the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and Kelley Executive Education Foundation, Inc. Dr. Kesner’s leadership and business acumen, as well as her years of service on various corporate boards, make her a valuable asset as a member of the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee