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Mark A. Russell was named president of Worthington Steel in February of 2007.
Russell began his career as an attorney for Kirkland & Ellis in 1989. In 1992 he joined Gerrity Oil & Gas Company as a corporate attorney. Russell joined the legal staff at Alumax Inc. in 1994. Two years later he was promoted to vice president of Alumax Materials Management. In 1998 he was named president of Alumax Foils Inc.
Russell was named manager of corporate development for Alcoa Inc. in 1999 where he was responsible for selected acquisition and divestiture activities. In 2000 he was promoted to general manager of Alcoa's global engineered aerospace products business unit.
In 2002 Russell was named chief executive officer of Indalex Inc. one of the world's largest producers of extruded aluminum products. Russell had most recently formed a private equity acquisition group in connection with Navigant Capital Advisors.
Russell earned his Bachelor of Science from Weber State University and his Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University. He is married with four children and resides in Powell Ohio.
Worthington Industries is the country's leading intermediate steel processor and a leading manufacturer of metals related products with annualized sales of approximately $3 billion. Worthington employs over 8000 people and operates 63 facilities in 10 countries.
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