The Stel Salaried Pensioners Organization wishes to thank The Hamilton Spectator for permission to post the following article published in the February 19, 2005 edition

Feb. 19, 2005. 01:21 AM

Stelco's board of directors

Richard Drouin

* lives in Quebec

* Stelco director since 1996; chair of the board since July 2003

* chair of the board at Abitibi Consolidated

* former CEO of Hydro-Quebec

Courtney Pratt

* lives in Oakville

* Stelco director since 2002

* president and CEO of Stelco since January 2004

* former president and CEO of Toronto Hydro Corp. and Hydro One Network Services Inc.

John E. Caldwell

* lives in Toronto

* Stelco director since 1997

* independent consultant

* has served on the board at ATI Technologies, Cognos, Sleeman Breweries, Faro Technologies

William Cooper

* lives in Oakville

* Stelco director since 1989

* president and CEO of Cooper Construction Ltd.

* has served on the board at Cogeco Cable, Clarica Life Insurance, CTV

Gary J. Lukassen

* lives in Mississauga

* Stelco director since 2002

* former executive vice-president and CEO of Hudson's Bay Company

* director of Abitibi Consolidated and The North West Company

Douglas W. Mahaffy

* lives in Toronto

* Stelco director since 1993

* president and CEO of McLean Budden Ltd., investment managers

* Former managing director of investment banking at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets

Barbara McDougall

* lives in Toronto

* Stelco director since 1999

* former federal minister of employment and immigration

* director at Scotiabank, the Independent Order of Foresters and Software Design Inc.

Roland Keiper

* lives in Toronto

* appointed to Stelco's board yesterday

* president of Clearwater Capital Management

* former head of Canadian proprietary investing activities at RBC Dominion Securities

Michael Woollcombe

* lives in Toronto

* appointed to Stelco's board yesterday

* principal of VC & Co. Incorporated, a strategic adviser to shareholders