Ken Jaycox

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About Ken Jaycox

Ken Jaycox is the Chief Commercial Officer at United States Steel where he has responsibility for revenue growth, customer leadership, sales, pricing, marketing and commercial functions. His key accomplishments include delivering revenue that drove record profit & free cash flow in 2021 and 2022. He has transformed the commercial structure, and has brought a "customer first" mindset to the broader USS organization. In addition, he is responsible for the creation and development of USS's first sustainable brand (verdeX) which offers a lower GHG alternative product. He is an active industry speaker and advocate, and he regularly participates in a number of external platforms including US trade policy testimony, industry conferences and customer events. He serves as a board member of the Carnegie Pension Fund, Executive Sponsor SERVE (Veterans ERG), and member of the USS executive team. United States Steel is the leading integrated and mini-mill steel producer in the United States/Europe serving a number of key industries such as automotive, appliance, industrial, service center, packaging and service centers. Prior to joining USS, Mr. Jaycox served in a variety of executive roles at Sysco Corporation which is a 60B+ global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food to restaurants, healthcare, and other customers around the world. His responsibilities included creating a revenue management/pricing function, leading sales operations for local and national sales, and leading corporate transformation in supply chain, digital, and sales. Prior to Sysco, he worked for a number of leading foodservice and consumer products companies such as Compass Group, International Traders/First American Carriers, The Coca-Cola Company and The Dr Pepper/Seven Up Company. His expertise and background highlights include: Proven record of margin expansion, revenue growth and strategy at Sysco, United States Steel and other organizations Extensive restructuring and transformation experience including key engagements with McKinsey & Co. and with other leading technology and management consultants Demonstrated success in delivering category management and procurement for a leading $10B global food company Transformative change and culture leader with several executive teams @ USS and Sysco 10+ years of experience reporting to CEOs and working closely with Boards to develop and execute strategic vision A relentless focus on continuous improvement and team development