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JOSEPH A. CARRABBA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Age: 57

Joseph A. Carrabba joined Cliffs in April 2005 as president and chief operating officer. He assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of the Company in September 2006, and was elected chairman of the Board of Directors in May 2007.

Mr. Carrabba joined Cliffs from Rio Tinto, a global mining company, where he served for 22 years in a variety of leadership capacities at locations worldwide including the United States, Asia, Australia, Canada, and Europe. Before relocating to Rio Tinto�s Diavik Diamond Mines, Inc., in Canada�s Northwest Territory, where he served most recently as president and chief operating officer, he spearheaded the development and successful implementation of Rio Tinto�s Six Sigma initiative at its bauxite mining operation in Australia.

A native of Ohio, Mr. Carrabba earned his bachelor�s degree in geology from Capital University and his MBA from Frostburg State University in Maryland. He sits on the Board of Directors of Newmount Mining Company, Cleveland's University Hospitals, and KeyCorp.

DONALD J. GALLAGHER

President, North American Business Unit

Age: 57

Donald J. Gallagher was promoted to his current position in July 2006. He had previously served as executive vice president of the Company since May 2005, and senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer since July 2003.

Mr. Gallagher joined Cliffs in 1981 as an ore sales representative in the commercial department. He has held various management positions within the Company, and was named vice president-sales in August 1998. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Gallagher earned his bachelor�s degree in economics from Yale University and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

Mr. Gallagher has served as chairman of the Cleveland Section of The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (A.I.M.E.) and is currently a member of Financial Executives International, the Iron and Steel Society of the A.I.M.E., and the American Iron and Steel Institute. He is also active in the local community, including serving on the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland.

WILLIAM A. BRAKE, JR.

Executive Vice President, Human and Technical Resources

Age: 49

William Brake joined Cliffs in April 2007, having served as executive vice president, operations for Mittal Steel USA, with full operating responsibility for all of Mittal�s domestic steel operations. He began his career with LTV Steel, and following its acquisition by International Steel Group, was responsible for the initial re-start of the Cleveland, Ohio, facilities. He was appointed chairman of Renewafuel in June 2008. Cliffs has a 70% interest in Renewafuel LLC, a producer of biomass fuel cubes.

Mr. Brake is a member of the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, and formerly was co-chair of the Ohio Steel Industry Advisory Council. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and an MBA, both from Case Western Reserve University.

LAURIE BRLAS

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Age: 52

Laurie Brlas is Cliffs' executive vice president and chief financial officer. She joined the Company in December 2006 as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. In her current role, her responsibilities include finance, financial reporting, accounting, financial planning, investor relations and treasury functions.

Ms. Brlas joined Cliffs with an extensive accounting and financial career spanning more than 20 years, most recently as senior vice president, chief financial officer of sterilization systems manufacturer STERIS Corporation from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that, she was with OfficeMax from 1995 to 2000, most recently as senior vice president and controller.

Ms. Brlas earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Youngstown State University. She currently serves on the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, as well as the Public Policy and Responsible Care Committee of the board of directors of NOVA Chemicals.

WILLIAM R. CALFEE

Executive Vice President, Commercial, North America

Age: 63

William R. Calfee was named to his current position in July 2006. In addition to overseeing the unit's sales and marketing activities, he also heads a newly formed Marketing Committee with global commercial sales coordination for all Cliffs' operations.

Mr. Calfee joined Cliffs in 1972 as an ore sales representative. He assumed increasingly responsible positions in the commercial area before being named vice president-ore sales in 1983. In 1986, Mr. Calfee was named executive vice president and chief operating officer. Following the acquisition of Pickands Mather & Co. and further corporate restructuring, he became senior executive vice president in 1989. Before assuming his current position, he was executive vice president-commercial of Cliffs since October 1995.

An officer in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Calfee received his Bachelor of Arts from Williams College, and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Graduate School of Business at Harvard University.

Mr. Calfee is a director of Ideastream (public television and public radio) in Cleveland, Ohio.

WILLIAM C. BOOR

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Age: 43

William C. Boor joined Cliffs in May 2007 after having served as executive vice president, strategy and development, at American Gypsum Company, a subsidiary of Eagle Materials Inc. Previously, he was responsible for strategy and investor relations as part of the senior management team that led the successful spin-off of Eagle Materials from Centex Corp. He also has held key leadership roles at Weyerhaeuser Co. and Procter & Gamble Co. In his current capacity, Mr. Boor has responsibilities for identifying and leading initiatives to support the growth of the Company and brings diverse experience in manufacturing management, process engineering, financial management, investor relations and marketing to his new role.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

DUKE D. VETOR

Senior Vice President, North American Coal

Age: 51

Duke D. Vetor was promoted to his current position in November 2007. Mr. Vetor joined Cliffs in 2005 as vice president of operations, and was elected vice president, operations - North American Iron Ore the following year. In his current capacity, he has responsibilities for PinnOak's corporate offices in Canonsburg, Pa., the Pinnacle Complex in West Virginia, and Oak Grove mine in Alabama.

Vetor has nearly 30 years' experience in operating roles at mines, both at Cliffs and Rio Tinto, where he was most recently vice president of operations at Diavik Diamond Mines in Canada. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business management from the University of Redlands and his MBA from the University of Phoenix.

RONALD K. ADERHOLD

Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Age: 46

Ronald K. Aderhold joined Cliffs in April 2006 as chief information officer. Most recently, Mr. Aderhold served as group information technology director for Avery Dennison, where he led a seven-country cross-divisional information technology team. Prior to that, he was vice president and chief information officer of OEConnection, a provider of E-business applications to automobile dealerships, and senior vice president of internet and electronic commerce strategies & technologies for National City Corporation. He also served for seven years in the U.S. Air Force as director of information services in the United States and Korea.

Mr. Aderhold earned his Bachelor of Science in electronic management from Southern Illinois University. He is a member of Case Western Reserve University�s E-Commerce advisory board and the Society of Information Management advisory board, and serves as a delegate on the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association and the State of Ohio Electronic Commerce Taskforce. He is also a member of the Global Concepts Financial Services Internet Forum and CIO�s X-Net Consortium.

DAVID BLAKE

Vice President, Operations, North American Iron Ore

David Blake was promoted to his current position in November 2007. He previously served as general manager, Michigan Operations, and had responsibilities for the Empire and Tilden mines, as well as Cliffs� LS&I Railroad. In his new capacity, Mr. Blake will head Cliffs� operating activities at the Company�s six North American Iron Ore mines.

Mr. Blake graduated from the University of Arizona in 1991 with a BSc in Chemical Engineering and earned his MBA in 1996.

DANA W. BYRNE

Vice President, Public Affairs

Age: 59

Dana W. Byrne was named vice president-public affairs in November 2004. In his position, he is responsible for all public relations, government relations, and environmental affairs for the Company.

Mr. Byrne joined Cliffs in 1979 as a tax specialist and then became supervisor of state taxes. In 1987, he moved into government relations where he was later named director-government relations. Prior to Cliffs, he began his career in taxation with a multi-national machine tool manufacturer.

Mr. Byrne earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from St. Joseph College. He is vice chairman of the National Mining Association government affairs committee, a board member of the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, and a member of the American Iron and Steel Association's council of U.S. producers.

TERRENCE R. MEE

Vice President, Sales and Transportation

Age: 40

Terrence R. Mee was promoted to his current position in September 2007. Mr. Mee joined Cliffs as a finance associate in 1997 and has served the Company in positions of progressively increasing responsibility for the past 10 years. He was most recently Cliffs� general manager, sales and traffic.

Mr. Mee holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2007.

TERRANCE M. PARADIE

Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Age: 41

Terrance Paradie joined Cliffs as vice president, corporate controller in 2007, with responsibilities for internal and external accounting and reporting, including SEC reporting and disclosures, as well as setting accounting and reporting policy, including the control processes and procedures for all areas of the Company. Paradie was appointed to the additional position of chief accounting officer in July 2009.

Prior to joining Cliffs, Paradie served international accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP since 1992 in a variety of roles, most recently as an audit partner. He earned his Bachelors of Commerce from the University of Windsor, with dual majors in accounting and finance, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

STEVEN M. RAGUZ

Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer

Age: 42

Steven M. Raguz joined Cliffs as vice president, corporate planning and strategic analysis in March 2007. His appointment to treasurer in October of the same year was intended to ensure capital structure planning is aligned with Cliffs� long-term strategic plan, as well as strategic cash management.

Prior to his responsibilities at Cliffs, Mr. Raguz served as senior director, financial planning and analysis of STERIS Corporation from 2000 to 2007. Before that, he was with OfficeMax, American Greetings, and Deloitte & Touche LLP.

A graduate of Ohio State University with a B.S. in business administration, Mr. Raguz has extensive experience in various aspects of financial and strategic planning and analysis. In his current capacity, he is responsible for long-term financial planning and strategic analysis, including evaluation of corporate development opportunities and strategic transactions.

GEORGE W. HAWK, JR.

General Counsel and Secretary

Age: 53

George W. Hawk, Jr., was named general counsel and secretary in January 2005. In his position, he is the chief legal officer of the Company.

Mr. Hawk joined Cliffs in 2003 as assistant general counsel, and later that same year, was named assistant secretary. Prior to joining Cliffs, he was deputy general counsel at Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., and legal counsel at Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V. He began his legal career with Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Hawk was an audit supervisor with Ernst & Young.

Mr. Hawk was graduated from Cornell University with a Juris doctorate. He received his MBA from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, and holds a Bachelor of Science in physics from Denison University.

He is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, and the American Society of Corporate Secretaries. Mr. Hawk is a certified public accountant.