Treasurer steps in as acting CFO at WCI

WARREN -- WCI Steel has named Tom Gentile as its acting chief financial officer.
Gentile, who was hired last year as treasurer, replaces John Jacunski, who announced his resignation Wednesday.
Jacunski accepted a job offer outside the steel industry in August but agreed to stay with the company as it headed toward a bankruptcy filing, said Tim Roberts, a company spokesman. Jacunski will stay with the company one more week.
He came to the Warren steel mill in 1995 as controller and was named chief financial officer in 1999.
Roberts said company executives looked at outside candidates to replace Jacunski but decided Gentile was the best choice.
Gentile, 49, previously worked for BP America in Cleveland for 23 years in a variety of treasury and accounting positions. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Cleveland State University and a master's degree in finance from John Carroll University.
WCI filed for bankruptcy protection last month after struggling with heavy losses. It said it intends to emerge as an operating company after reorganizing its finances.