Next OP Council Meeting

July 23, 2008

OPC Meeting and Golf Outing
Presentation by Tom Graham, ex-CEO of AK Steel
Travis Pointe Country Club
2829 Travis Pointe Road, Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
www.travispointe.com


The 25th Annual Motor City Slitters Golf Outing will be hosted by OPC company member James Burg Trucking Co. The golf event will again be held at Bay Pointe Country Club on Tues., July 22, 2008. For more information, contact slitters@jbtc.net or call 586-751-1367.

The next day on July 23, the Outside Processors Council will hold a business and educational meeting followed by another round of golf. The OPC will meet at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor. A continental breakfast will be served at 7:30am, with the business session beginning at 8 am.

Following the meeting, the council will sponsor an educational presentation by Thomas C. Graham, widely known as one of the steel industry's most successful and innovative executives for his leadership in improving steelmaking operations since the 1970s. Graham is a founding member of TC Graham Associates, a management consulting firm that advises clients on strategies to improve operating performance.

Graham is largely credited with turning around profitability at U.S. Steel, Washington Steel and AK Steel through initiatives which improved productivity, consolidated facilities and expanded markets. After his arrival at AK Steel in 1992, the company went from being the least profitable U.S. steel company to earning the most profit per ton, and producing steel with the fewest man-hours per ton, of any of its major competitors over the following five years.

Graham was the founder and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel Corporation and remained as Chairman until his retirement in 1997. From 1992 to 1994 he was President and CEO of Armco Steel Company, L.P., predecessor of AK Steel. From 1991 to 1992, Graham served as Chairman and CEO of Washington Steel Company. He was President of the U.S. Steel Group of USX Corporation from 1983 to 1991. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO of Jones & Laughlin Steel Company.

Following Graham’s presentation and a box lunch, golfers will have the opportunity to hit the greens of Travis Pointe and once again test their skills and talents. This is a great opportunity for networking and building relationships.

See the OPC meeting announcement for further information.