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WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Independent Directors
Michael Bozic, (Age 58) Vice Chairman, K-Mart Corporation since 1998; former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Levitz Furniture Corporation   1995-1998; former President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hills Stores Company 1991 through 1995; Director of EagleMark Financial Services, Inc., Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter Advisors, Inc., and United Negro College Fund.

Richard R. Burt, (Age 52) Chairman of the Board of the Company since April 1996; Chairman of IEP Advisors, Inc., a strategic and financial advisory services firm since June 1993; from April 1991 to June 1993, Partner, McKinsey & Company, management consultants; United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1985 to 1989. Director, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Hollinger International Inc., Homestake Mining Company, and Video Lottery Technologies, Inc.

Ralph E. Reins, (Age 58) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Reins Enterprises Since January 1998; President and Chief Executive Officer of A P Parts International from 1995 to January 1998; President of Allied Signal Automotive Sector from 1991-1994; President of United Technologies Automotive from 1990-1991; served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mack Truck, Inc. 1989-1990; President and CEO of ITT Automotive Corporation and Executive Vice President of ITT Corporation 1985-1989. Director, Rofin/Sinar Technologies, Inc.

Robert S. Reitman, (Age 65) Chairman Emeritus since February 1998 and Director of the Tranzonic Companies, a manufacturer of paper and plastic products principally for industrial/institutional use. Prior to February 1998, served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Tranzonic Companies.

Richard F. Schubert, (Age 62) Vice Chairman of the Drucker Foundation, NY,NY and Chairman of Emirtus-International Youth Foundation, Washington, D.C. since 1990. Former President, the Points of Light Foundation 1990-1995; prior to that time served as President of the American Red Cross and Bethlehem Steel Corporation; Chairman of BioRelease, Inc., a biotechnology firm; Director of National Alliance of Business and Management Training Corporation.

Thomas R. Sturges, (Age 54) Executive Vice President of the Harding Group Inc., an investment firm, since February 1990.

Ronald C. Whitaker, (Age 51) Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Johnson Worldwide Associates, a sporting good manufacturer  October 1996-3/1999; former President and Chief Executive Officer of EWI, Inc. from 1995 to October 1996; former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1992 to 1995; President of Wheelabrator Corporation from 1988 to 1992.

ESOP Director
D. Leonard Wise, (Age 64) President and Chief Executive officer of Carolina Steel Corporation from October 1994 to March 1997; from 1988-1991, Director and from 1990-1991 as the Vice Chairman and subsequently as Chairman and CEO of a corporation known as WHX Corporation; served as President and a Director of Slater Industries, Inc., an international specialty steel and metals producing company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange 1986-1990. Director, Universal Stainless & Alloy Corporation.

Union Directors
Robert J. D'Anniballe, Jr., (Age 42) Partner in Alpert, D'Anniballe & Visnic, attorneys, General Counsel to the ISU.

Mark G. Glyptis, (Age 47) President of the ISU since August 1991; employee of the Company since 1973.

George E. Doty, (Age 44) Managing Director of Bear, Stearns, & Co., Inc., since 1992

Management Directors
Craig T. Costello, (Age 51) Executive Vice President since 1995 & Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1997; Vice President-Operations October 1993 to 1995; General Manager-Operations 1989 to 1993; employee of the Company since 1966.

Earl E. Davis, (Age 50) Executive Vice President-Commercial of the Company since October 1997; Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer from July 1995 to September 1997; Controller from May 1994 to July 1995; Assistant Controller from August 1991 to May 1994; employee of the Company since 1970.

Richard K. Riederer, (Age 55) President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since November 1995; President and Chief Operating Officer since January 1995; Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from September 1994 to January 1995; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 1989 to September 1994; employee of the Company since 1989; Director of Firstar Funds, WesBanco, and Carnegie Mellon University.


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