-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IJefi5VlubJ4jBh6itSvhlu+5/jZ+jRT22GpIyWO68a0QvGUxVrxsJ+Bmla6BGgA tlTDgCoKZ1+ndogWV3nmrA== 0001193125-07-225787.txt : 20071025 0001193125-07-225787.hdr.sgml : 20071025 20071025152819 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-225787 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071022 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071025 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071025 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RYERSON INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000790528 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-METALS SERVICE CENTERS & OFFICES [5051] IRS NUMBER: 363425828 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09117 FILM NUMBER: 071190756 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2621 WEST 15TH PLACE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60608 BUSINESS PHONE: 7737622121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2621 WEST 15TH PLACE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60608 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RYERSON TULL INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990301 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 22, 2007

(Date of report; date of earliest event reported)

Commission file number: 1-9117

 

RYERSON INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   36-3425828

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2621 West 15th Place

Chicago, Illinois 60608

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(773) 762-2121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 22, 2007, Neil Novich, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ryerson Inc. (the “Company”), Jay Gratz, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Gary Niederpruem, the Company’s Executive Vice President, left the Company.

On October 22, 2007, Robert Archambault was appointed as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Makarewicz was appointed as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer and Terence Rogers was appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Archambault, age 43, is a partner at Platinum Equity, LLC. He joined Platinum Equity, LLC in 1997 and is responsible for operations strategy in the mergers and acquisitions process. Affiliates of Platinum Equity, LLC own Rhombus Holding Corporation, the parent of the Company.

Mr. Makarewicz, age 60, served as President, Chicago Division, since February 2007 and of Ryerson South, a unit of the Company, since June 2000 and President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of J.M. Tull Metals Company, Inc. from October 1994 until its January 1, 2006 merger with Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.

Mr. Rogers, age 47 served as Vice President—Finance of the Company since September 2001 and Treasurer of the Company since February 1999. He was Chief Procurement Officer from April 2000 to July 2001.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) None

(b) None

(c) None

(d) None

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: October 25, 2007  

/s/ Virginia M. Dowling

  By:   Virginia M. Dowling
  Its:   Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

 

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