COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 10, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Worthington Steel, Inc., (NYSE: WS) announced today that it has been named to Foundry’s Computerworld 2025 Best Places to Work in IT. This award recognizes the top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation.
"Our IT team deserves recognition every year, but this year, they are true MVPs. Their extraordinary efforts to help Worthington Steel become a standalone public company by successfully separating all systems – including infrastructure, end-user systems, business applications and security – are truly commendable," said Bill Wertz, vice president of transformation and chief information officer. "I’m thrilled with everything they’ve accomplished and look forward to the future as the team continues to lead advancements in technology, efficiency, connectivity and metrics, empowering the Company to drive the metals industry forward."
Worthington Steel’s IT department is a key enabler in the Company’s business system and growth strategy. After completing the complex separation of systems and technologies as Worthington Steel spun off from the former Worthington Industries, the IT team remains instrumental in mergers and acquisitions, efficiently integrating new businesses. Beyond maintaining core systems for daily manufacturing and support, from ERP to the industrial internet of things, IT collaborates with analytics, business intelligence and transformation teams to drive continuous improvement and innovation. Together, they champion new technologies for office automation and shop floor optimization, advancing the Company’s operational excellence.
"This year’s focus on AI has created demand for new skills in AI, data analytics and cloud. The good news: Leading companies recognize that these opportunities for business innovation also create new opportunities for internal IT talent," said Barbara Call, global director of content strategy at Foundry. "Our winning companies are committed to keeping their tech workforce happy and engaged – which means going beyond raises, perks and promotions to offer opportunities for upskilling and training on cutting-edge and emerging technologies."
Worthington Steel ranked No. 18 in the midsize organization category and is among 112 total organizations that will be included on Computerworld.com along with results from the 2025 Best Places to Work in IT survey. This marks Worthington Steel’s seventh time to achieve this award and its first since becoming a standalone public company in December 2023.
About the Best Places to Work in IT list The Best Places to Work in IT list is an annual ranking of the top work environments for technology professionals by Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development, DEI, future of work, training and retention. In addition, the rankings are reviewed and vetted by a panel of industry experts.
About Computerworld: Computerworld is the leading technology media brand empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile and desktop applications. Computerworld also offers guidance to IT managers tasked with optimizing client systems—and helps businesses revolutionize the customer and employee experience with new collaboration platforms. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com), strategic marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld is published by IDG. Communications, Inc. Company information is available at www.idg.com.
About Worthington Steel Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is a metals processor that partners with customers to deliver highly technical and customized solutions. Worthington Steel’s expertise in carbon flat-roll steel processing, electrical steel laminations and tailor welded solutions are driving steel toward a more sustainable future.
As one of the most trusted metals processors in North America, Worthington Steel and its approximately 5,000 employees harness the power of steel to advance our customers’ visions through value-added processing capabilities including galvanizing, pickling, configured blanking, specialty cold reduction, lightweighting and electrical lamination. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Steel operates 32 facilities in seven states and six countries. Following a people-first Philosophy, commitment to sustainability and proven business system, Worthington Steel’s purpose is to generate positive returns by providing trusted and innovative solutions for customers, creating opportunities for employees and strengthening its communities.
Safe Harbor Statement Worthington Steel wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Statements by Worthington Steel which are not historical information constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Act. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks, uncertainties and impacts described from time to time in Worthington Steel’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
