RALPH M. DELLA RATTA - Corporate Board Profile

OLYMPIC STEEL INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-04-05	Ralph M. Della Ratta 50 Senior Managing Director since December 2003, Max- New Ventures LLC, a venture capital firm. From 1998 to Nominee 2003, Mr. Della Ratta was Senior Managing Director and Manager of Investment Banking Division of McDonald Investments, Inc., and Director of Hyland Software, Inc.
2005-04-11	Ralph M. Della Ratta, 51, Senior Managing Director, since December 2003, of MAX-Ventures LLC. This committee also consists of Messers. Della Ratta and Goldstein. The Audit Committee and Compensation Committee each held five meetings in 2004.
2006-03-23	Ralph M. Della Ratta 52 Senior Managing Director, since December 2003, Max-Ventures LLC, a venture capital firm and, since August 2004, Western Reserve Partners LLC, an investment banking firm. Audit Committee and Nominating Committee memberships.
2007-03-30	Ralph M. Della Ratta Since December 2003, Senior Managing Director, Max-Ventures LLC, ... The Audit Committee is chaired by Mr. Goldstein and also consists of Messrs. Della Ratta, Elrad and Forman. ... The Nominating Committee is chaired by Mr. Elrad and also consists of Messrs. Della Ratta and Goldstein. ... During 2006, each Director who was not an employee of the Company received a $45,000 annual retainer ... Ralph M. Della Ratta $45,000.
2008-04-01	Ralph M. Della Ratta Age 54 Since August 2004, the Founder and Managing Director, Western Reserve Partners LLC (an investment banking firm). Audit and Compliance Committee, Nominating Committee 2007 Director Compensation Table: $103,734 total compensation.
2009-04-01	The following table summarizes compensation paid to our non-employee directors in 2008: ...
Della Ratta	$	45,000	$	57,960	$	6	$	6	$	6	$	6	$	102,960
2010-04-01	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 56, joined the Board in 2004. ... Mr. Della Ratta provides valuable financial knowledge as a member of the Board, the Nominating Committee and the Audit and Compliance Committee.
2011-04-01	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 57, joined the Board in 2004. ... Mr. Della Ratta provides valuable financial knowledge as a member of the Board and the Audit and Compliance Committee, and as Chairman of the Nominating Committee.
2012-03-30	The Audit and Compliance Committee is chaired by Mr. Anton and also consists of Messrs. Della Ratta and Goldstein. The Nominating Committee is chaired by Mr. Della Ratta and also consists of Messrs. Kempthorne and Goldstein.
2013-03-29	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 59, joined the Board in 2004. ... Mr. Della Ratta provides valuable financial knowledge as a member of the Board and the Audit and Compliance Committee, and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
2014-03-24	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 60, joined the Board in 2004. ... Mr. Della Ratta provides valuable financial knowledge as a member of the Board and the Audit and Compliance Committee and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
2015-03-24	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 61, joined the Board in 2004. He is Lead Director and a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Compensation Committee. 2014 Director Compensation table shows $57,500 fees earned and $69,985 stock awards, total $127,485.
2016-03-21	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 62, joined the Board in 2004. Since 2004, he has served as the Founder and Managing Director of Western Reserve Partners LLC, an investment banking firm. Prior to this time, Mr. Della Ratta was the Senior Managing Director and Manager of the Investment Banking Division of McDonald Investments, Inc., an investment banking firm, and through a 1998 merger with KeyCorp, he served in the same capacity. Mr. Della Ratta serves on the board of directors of Western Reserve Partners LLC and TCP International Holdings Ltd., where he serves as Lead Director. Mr. Della Ratta previously served on the board of McCormack Advisors International, a wealth management firm, and NDI, Inc., a medical investment company. Having served for most of his professional career in the investment banking industry, Mr. Della Ratta provides valuable business and financial knowledge as Lead Director and a member of the Board, the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Compensation Committee.
2017-03-21	Ralph M. Della Ratta, age 63, joined the Board in 2004. He is Lead Director and a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Compensation Committee. 2016 Director compensation total: $132,487.
2018-03-21	Mr. Della Ratta provides valuable business and financial knowledge as Lead Director and a member of the Board, the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Director compensation table shows $132,485 total compensation for Della Ratta.
2019-03-25	Mr. Della Ratta is a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Compensation Committee.