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Mr. Carrabba joined the Company in April 2005 as president and chief operating officer, and assumed his current role in September 2006. Prior to joining Cliffs, he was president and chief operating officer of diamond producer Diavik Mines, a subsidiary of global mining company Rio Tinto PLC. His career at Rio Tinto spanned approximately 20 years, during which time he held several major global management assignments.
Joseph A. Carrabba joined Cleveland-Cliffs Inc in April 2005 as president and chief operating officer, and assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Company in September 2006.
Mr. Carrabba joined Cleveland-Cliffs from Rio Tinto, a global mining company, where he served for 22 years in a variety of leadership capacities at locations worldwide including the United States, Asia, Australia, Canada, and Europe. Before relocating to Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mines, Inc., in Canada’s Northwest Territory where he served most recently as president and chief operating officer, he spearheaded the development and successful implementation of Rio Tinto’s Six Sigma initiative at its bauxite mining operation operation in Australia.
A native of Ohio, Mr. Carrabba earned his bachelor’s degree in geology from Capital University and his MBA from Frostburg State University in Maryland.
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