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Show . U. S. Steel Names 2 New Officials Harvey B. Jordan, executive vice president, production, with a career in the steel industry started 45 years ago, was named executive vice president and I chairman of the general admin- istration committee of United States Steel Corporation. Edwin H. Gott, administrative ' vice president, central operation (steel and coal) succeeds Mr. Jordan as executive vice president, presi-dent, production. The announcements were made by Roger M. Blough, chairman of U. S. Steel, following a special spe-cial meeting on November 10 of the corporation's board of directors. direc-tors. Mr. Jordan was previously the vice chairman of the general administration ad-ministration committee, which is a Pittsburgh Operations committee com-mittee comprised of officers and other officials of U. S. Steel, including in-cluding the presidents of major divisions. Mr. Jordan, who was born in Lansing, Mich., attended Penn State College for two years and received an LL.B. degree from John Marshall Law School in Cleveland in 1926. He began his career in the steel industry during the summer sum-mer of 1914 as an employee in the chemical laboratory of central cen-tral furnaces and docks of the American Steel and Wire in Cleveland. In 1915, he became clean up foreman of the plant, rising steadily to the post of superintendent su-perintendent in 1929 and joining the Cleveland operations offices in 1933. He was successively director of manufacturing prac-t prac-t ice in 1934, manager of operations opera-tions in 1935, assistant to vice pdesident in 1937, assistant vice president in 1938, vice president in 1939, and president of the Wire Division in 1950. Mr. Jordan has been executive vice president in charge of production pro-duction for U. S. Steel since 1953. . Mr. Gott, born in Pittsburgh, was graduated from Lehi University Uni-versity in 1929 with a bachelor of science degree. He joined U.S. Steel as an industrial engineer at Ohio Works in 1937, after 7 years in operating department of the Kopers Philadelphia Coke Co. He was transferred to Clair-ton Clair-ton Works of U. S. Steel in 1939 and to Gary Works in 1941. Succesively at Gary Works Mr. Gott served as plant industrial engineer, assistant division superintendent, su-perintendent, rolling, assistant division superintendent, main-tenace, main-tenace, and assistant general superintendent, services. In 1949 he was made assistant general superintendent of South Chicago Works and two years later was appointed general superintendent superintend-ent of the Youngstown District Operations of U. S. Steel. In 1953, Mr. Gott was made ', general manager of operations, steel. He was promoted to vice president in 1956. - Army 1st Lt. Gary R. Farrer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Farrer, 1728 Cornell Circle, recently re-cently completed the ten week officer rotary wing qualification course at the Primary Helicopter School, Camp Wolters, Tex. The course is designed to train Army aviators in helicopter flying fly-ing techniques and the employment employ-ment of rotary wing aircraft for observation missions. |
