Bluescope Steel - Executive Leadership Team

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Executive Leadership Team

BRIAN KRUGER	KIRBY ADAMS	IAN CUMMIN
Chief Financial Officer Age 42	Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Age 48	Executive Vice President Human Resources Age 49
Chief Financial Officer of BlueScope Steel since the Company's public listing in July 2002, and responsible for finance, treasury, taxation, supply, investor relations, investments, audit and insurance. From 1983 to 2002, held various positions with the BHP Group including Practice Leader, Corporate Finance and Vice President Finance, North Star BHP Steel.	Appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BlueScope Steel Limited in July 2002, having been Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor business BHP Steel since March 2000. Current Chairman of the International Iron and Steel Institute.	Joined BlueScope Steel in September 2003. Responsible for the group management of human resources and safety. In previous roles has managed his own consulting business and was Executive General Manager of Human Resources and Corporate Services with Southcorp Limited from 1995 until 2001. Has held senior human resources and industrial relations management positions in the chemicals, energy and construction industries.

Brian Kruger, Kirby Adams, Iain Cummin, pictured in the newly named BlueScope Steel Indigenous Art Galleries at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

BlueScope Steel's Executive Leadership Team is pictured in the newly named BlueScope Steel Indigenous Art Galleries at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

LANCE HOCKRIDGE	KATHRYN FAGG	MICHAEL COURTNALL	NOEL CORNISH
President, Industrial Markets Age 50	President, Market and Logistics Solutions Age 43	President, Asian Building and Manufacturing Markets Age 55	President, Australian Building and Manufacturing Markets Age 54
President of BlueScope Steel's Industrial Markets businesses comprising Port Kembla Steelworks, New Zealand Steel and the Company's North American assets since 2000. Butler Manufacturing and Vistawall operations in North America have been added to his responsibilities. Previously held various positions within the BHP Group including Group General Manager BHP Transport, Corporate General Manager International and President Long Products. Currently Chairman of North Star BlueScope Steel and a Director of the Australian Industry Group.	Responsible for BlueScope Lysaght in Australia, BlueScope Water, International Markets, Logistics and Information Services as well as the overall marketing, sales and service capability across BlueScope Steel. Before joining the Company in 2000, held a number of senior positions with ANZ Banking Group including Managing Director Banking Products and General Manager Retail Banking, New Zealand. Previously with McKinsey & Company as an Associate, and with Esso Australia Limited as a petroleum engineer. Current Chairperson of Parks Victoria.	Responsible for the performance of the BlueScope Steel's Asian steel businesses since 2000. Previously held various positions within the BHP Group including President Coated Steel Asia and Export and Group General Manager BHP Steel Americas. Previously worked for Fletcher Steel in New Zealand and British Steel Corporation in the United Kingdom.	Responsible for the Company's coated products businesses in Australia since July 2002. Previously held positions within the BHP Group, including President Packaging Products, President North Star BHP Steel and Group General Manager Whyalla Steelworks. Vice President of the Packaging Council of Australia and member of the International Iron and Steel Institute Packaging Committee.

Lance Hockridge, Kathryn Fagg, Michael Courtnall, Noel Cornish pictured in the newly named BlueScope Steel Indigenous Art Galleries at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.

BRINGING COLOUR TO COMMUNITIES // BlueScope Steel has undertaken a long-term partnership with NGV, which will involve a major exhibition tour aimed at bringing some of the finest and most colourful indigenous artworks in Australia to our communities.