BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL)

We create and inspire smart solutions in steel, to strengthen our communities for the future.

About Us

At BlueScope, we have a responsibility to one another, to our families, customers, shareholders and the broader community, to build a sustainable business that contributes to protecting all of our futures.

Company Overview

BlueScope Steel Limited is a leading global steel producer headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in the manufacture and distribution of metal-coated and painted steel products for the building and construction industries.

Established in 2002, BlueScope has grown into a prominent steel solutions provider with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, and the Pacific Islands. The company is renowned for its iconic brands, including COLORBOND® steel, ZINCALUME® steel, and LYSAGHT® building products, which are integral to various architectural and infrastructural projects worldwide. BlueScope is committed to sustainability, focusing on reducing environmental impact through innovative manufacturing processes and contributing to the circular economy.

Board Members

Jane McAloon

Jane McAloon

Chair (Independent)

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: Newcrest Mining Ltd (July 2021 to November 2023), United Malt Group Ltd (February 2020 to February 2023), HMC Capital Ltd (October 2019 to November 2022), Viva Energy Group Ltd (June 2018 to August 2021).

Ms McAloon is Chair and a non-executive director of EnergyAustralia Holdings Ltd and a non-executive director of Allianz Australia Ltd. Ms McAloon held executive leadership positions with BHP where she spent nine years, including two years on the Group Management Committee as President Governance. She was a senior executive at AGL and held executive leadership roles with the NSW Cabinet Office and the Energy, Rail and Natural Resources Departments. She previously worked as an economist and in private legal practice.

Ms McAloon is a Member of the Monash University Council and is an independent member of the advisory board of Allens Lawyers. She was a non-executive Director of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Port of Melbourne. She was Chair of Australian Defence Reserves Support Council, a senior adviser to Brunswick Group Asia, a director of the Australian War Memorial and a member of the Referendum Council on Constitutional Recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Ms McAloon brings to BlueScope over 30 years of business, government and regulatory experience at senior executive and board levels across the natural resources, energy, infrastructure and utilities sectors. Having spent most of her career in emissions intensive industries, she has deep experience working at the intersection of business and sustainability challenges including across the UK, US and Asia.

Ms McAloon is a member of the Remuneration & Organisation Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Mark Vassella

Mark Vassella

Managing Director & CEO

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: Nil 

Mark Vassella was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BlueScope in January 2018.

He joined the Company following BlueScope's 2007 acquisition of Smorgon Steel Distribution where he was the Chief Executive. He was appointed Chief Executive Australian Distribution and Solutions before moving to the US as President, BlueScope Steel North America in 2008. He returned to Australia in 2011 to take up the role of Chief Executive BlueScope Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Vassella is on the Executive Board of Directors at World Steel Association (worldsteel) and holds the office of Treasurer. He is a past Board member, President and Treasurer of the Family Life charitable organisation.

Ewen Crouch

Ewen Crouch

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: Corporate Travel Management Limited (March 2019 to date), AnteoTech Ltd (April 2022 to date).

Mr Crouch ceased to be Chairman/Director of RSL LifeCare Ltd effective 11 September 2024. He currently serves as a non-executive director and Chairman of both Corporate Travel Management Limited and AnteoTech Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a board member of Jawun. Mr Crouch was a Partner at Allens from 1998 to 2013 where his roles included Chairman of Partners, Co-Head Mergers and Acquisitions and Equity Capital Markets, Executive Partner – Asian Offices and Deputy Managing Partner, as well as 11 years’ service on its board. He served as a director of Mission Australia between 1995 and 2016, including 7 years as its Chairman.

Mr Crouch served as a non-executive director of Westpac Banking Corporation from 2013 to 2019. He was a member of the Takeovers Panel from 2010 to 2015, a member of the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal from 2015 to 2019 and a director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 2009 to 2020.

Mr Crouch brings to the Board the breadth of his experience in service industries, financial markets, governance and risk management together with his knowledge of strategic mergers, acquisitions and capital markets transactions.

Mr Crouch is Chair of the Risk and Sustainability Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Rebecca Dee-Bradbury

Rebecca Dee-Bradbury

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: Bapcor Limited (September 2023 to December 2023) and Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd (May 2019 to date).

Ms Dee-Bradbury is a non-executive director of EnergyAustralia Holdings Ltd and Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd. She is a former non-executive director of Bapcor Limited, GrainCorp Limited and Tower Limited (NZ). She is also a member of Chief Executive Women and a former member of the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation, the Federal Government's Asian Century Strategic Advisory Board and the Business Advisory Board at the Monash Business School.

Ms Dee-Bradbury was Chief Executive Officer/President Developed Markets Asia Pacific and ANZ for Kraft/Cadbury from 2010 to 2014, leading the business through significant transformational change. Before joining Kraft/Cadbury Ms Dee-Bradbury was Group CEO of the global Barbeques Galore group and has held other senior executive roles in organisations including Maxxium, Burger King Corporation and Lion Nathan/Pepsi Cola Bottlers.

Ms Dee-Bradbury brings to the Board significant experience in strategic brand marketing, customer relationship management, digitisation and innovation.

Ms Dee-Bradbury is Chair of the Remuneration & Organisation Committee and is a member of the Health, Safety, Environment & Community Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Jennifer Lambert

Jennifer Lambert

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: NEXTDC Limited (October 2019 to date), REA Group Limited (December 2020 to date).

Ms. Lambert is a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for each of NEXTDC Limited, REA Group Limited and Investa Property Group. Ms. Lambert is also on the Council of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore). She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of its Reporting Committee.   

Ms. Lambert has extensive business and leadership experience at the senior executive and board level. Ms. Lambert was Group Chief Financial Officer of 151 Property (previously known as Valad Property Group) from 2003 to 2016 and prior to this, a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in transaction services. Ms. Lambert was previously on the boards of Mission Australia and Place Management NSW.

Ms. Lambert brings more than 30 years of financial management and accounting experience, along with over 15 years specialising in the property industry and 15 years of experience as a director of for purpose entities.

Ms. Lambert is Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee, the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Kathleen Conlon

Kathleen Conlon

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Directorships of other Australian listed entities in the past three years: Lynas Rare Earths Limited (November 2011 to November 2023), REA Group Limited (June 2007 to November 2021), Aristocrat Leisure Limited (February 2014 to date), Pilbara Minerals Limited (January 2024 to date).

Ms Conlon is Chair and a non-executive director of Pilbara Minerals Limited. She is also a non-executive director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited and a former non-executive director of CSR Limited, REA Group Limited and the Benevolent Society. Ms Conlon also Chairs the Corporate Governance Committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and is a member of Chief Executive Women. She is also a former Chair of Lynas Rare Earths Limited, a former President of the NSW Council and a former National Board member of the AICD.

Ms Conlon brings over 20 years of professional management consulting experience specialising in strategy, supply chain, technology and operational improvement and has advised leading companies across a wide range of industries and countries. An American/Australian dual national, Ms Conlon joined the Chicago office of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1985, before transferring to the Sydney office in 1994. In her seven years as partner and director, Ms Conlon led BCG’s Asia Pacific operations practice and the Sydney Office.  She was awarded a Commonwealth Centenary Medal for Services to Business Leadership in 2003.

Ms Conlon is a member of the Remuneration and Organisation Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.

ZhiQiang Zhang

ZhiQiang Zhang

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Mr Zhang is the Head of China for Fortescue Energy, President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Beijing and Operating Partner of CITIC Capital. Mr Zhang was an advisor to CLEC Co Ltd from 2022 to 2023 and a non-executive director of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China (2016 to 2022). He was also a non-executive director of Georg Fischer AG (2005 to 2021) and Datwyler Holding AG (2016 to 2021), companies listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

Mr Zhang has extensive business and leadership experience at the senior executive level including over 25 years at Siemens and Siemens Nokia Networks with his last role as President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater China Region (2005 to 2012). More recently, Mr Zhang was President of Asia Pacific Region and a member of the Group Executive Management team of Sandvik AB (2012 to 2018) and Group Senior Vice President & President of ABB China (2018 to 2021).

Mr Zhang has a background in blue-chip manufacturing and product development, including industrial digitisation, automation and robotics.  Having worked in asset-heavy industrials for most of his career, Mr Zhang has deep sector knowledge in automotive, machine tools, steel making, foundry, telecommunications and infrastructure.  He also brings to BlueScope a deep understanding of China and broader Asian markets and insight into areas of innovation and growth. 

Mr Zhang is based in China.

Mr Zhang is a member of the Risk & Sustainability Committee, the Health, Safety, Environment & Community Committee and the Nomination Committee.

K’Lynne Johnson

K’Lynne Johnson

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Ms Johnson is a non-executive director of US based companies JM Huber Corporation (2020 to present), Sylvatex Inc (2016 to present) and FMC Corporation (2013 to present) and is Chair of Trinseo SA (2017 to present), the latter two companies both listed on the NYSE.

Ms Johnson has had a global career with extensive knowledge of the US market and has spent significant time in Asia.  Ms Johnson was an executive in the chemicals industry for over 28 years and has worked in early stage sustainability-driven ventures as well as in more mature businesses.

Ms Johnson is the former Chair of Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc (2015 to 2016) following eight years as President and founding CEO (2007 to 2015).  Prior to joining Elevance, Ms Johnson spent over twenty years in the oil and petrochemical industry with Amoco Corporation (1992 to 1999) and BP Chemicals (1999 to 2004), joining BP after its merger with Amoco in 1998.  During this time, Ms Johnson held both operational and functional roles, culminating in her role as Senior Vice President of Global Derivatives with BP’s Innovene business (2004 to 2005) (which was sold to the Ineos group in 2005).  In addition, Ms Johnson was the co-founder and owner of BeauLily LLC (2006 to 2014), a therapeutic hand products company.

Ms Johnson brings to BlueScope extensive experience in the areas of technological led transformation, sustainability, renewables, human resources, customers and innovation.  She also brings traditional high capital-intensive sector experience.

Ms Johnson is based in North America.

Ms Johnson is Chair of the Health, Safety, Environment & Community Committee and a member of the Remuneration & Organisation Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Mr Alexander is the Lead Director of Overhead Doors LLC and Colony Hardware Corporation. He is a former non-executive director of Boral Limited.  Mr Alexander is an experienced former chief executive with more than 28 years of senior executive experience in US building materials and distribution, technology products and services. From 2010 until 2018, Mr Alexander was CEO of Building Materials Holding Corporation and then President and CEO of the merged NASDAQ listed group BMC Stock Holdings Inc (BMC), a building materials distributor and construction solutions provider. Prior to this, Mr Alexander was President and CEO of ORCO Construction Distribution from 2005 to 2009, the largest independent building materials distributor in the Western United States.  He was managing partner of KinderOaks Business Services from 2002 to 2005.  Mr Alexander previously served as President and CEO, or in other executive positions, for several other companies in the technology, retail, distribution and service industries, including GE Capital, ComputerLand/Vanstar, Premiere Global Services and Coast to Coast Hardware. 

Mr Alexander brings to BlueScope extensive experience in the US and Australian building materials, retail, technology and telecommunications sectors.

Mr Alexander is based in North America.

Mr Alexander is a member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee, the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Alistair Field

Alistair Field

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Mr Field has most recently held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Sims Limited based in the US and Australia. Mr Field has more than 30 years of experience in the mining, metals and manufacturing sectors. Prior to joining Sims Limited, he held a number of senior leadership positions including as Director of the Patrick Terminal & Logistics division of Asciano Limited and as Chief Operating Officer of Rio Tinto’s Bauxite and Alumina Division.

Mr Field brings to BlueScope a global perspective, having worked at a senior executive level in North America, the Middle East, South Africa and the UK with extensive heavy industry experience, operational and safety expertise, including an understanding of complex and large-scale capital projects.

Mr Field is a member of the Audit Committee, the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee and the Nomination Committee.

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