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Khadija James-Keating serves as Vice President, Value-added Services at TimkenSteel Corporation, responsible for overseeing the organization’s internal and external supply chain network, commercializing products along customers’ supply chains and driving profitable growth. She joined the company in 2019 as Vice President, Sales Effectiveness.

Prior to her work at TimkenSteel, Mrs. James-Keating held several executive leadership roles with W. W. Grainger, a maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) industry leader. She held several regional sales vice president positions, leading up to 800 team members. Her responsibilities included developing strategy and tactics to support sustainable revenue growth of up to $1.2 billion annually across various segments in the industry while driving cross-functional partnerships to help support customer needs. In addition, she gained critical experience in a corporate role as the Head, Global Talent Acquisition Operations, Inclusion & Diversity and Recruiting for U.S. Sales and Services, Corporate Functions, Military Recruitment and University Relations.

Mrs. James-Keating also held numerous leadership positions across an array of functions at PepsiCo’s Frito Lay division, applying 20 years of expertise in sales, sales operations and supply chain management. She began her career proudly serving the country as a commissioned officer in the United States Army.

Mrs. James-Keating currently serves on the board of directors for UpstartWorks and National Able Network. She is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and mathematics.