
	Steven M. Sterin is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Celanese Corporation. He was appointed in July 2007 after holding the position of corporate controller and the company&rsquo;s principal accounting officer.

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	Sterin became controller in 2005 and led the implementation and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, the transition of all corporate accounting functions to the company&rsquo;s new headquarters in Dallas from New Jersey and Germany, and the implementation of a five-day monthly close. He also oversaw more than $1 billion in secondary offerings from private equity ownership, including the largest secondary offering in chemical industry history. Sterin joined Celanese in April 2003 as director of finance and controller for the company&rsquo;s Chemicals business, which accounted for nearly $4 billion of corporate revenue. As such, he was responsible for all reporting, controlling, financial analysis, budgeting/forecasting and decision support for the unit&rsquo;s commodity and specialty businesses.

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	Prior to Celanese, Sterin worked in a variety of financial positions for Reichhold, Inc., a global chemicals company., where his tenure included positions as director of tax and treasury in the Netherlands, global treasurer and vice president of finance for one of the company&rsquo;s divisions in North Carolina. His career also includes tenure at Price Waterhouse, LLP as a tax consultant.

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	Sterin holds Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accounting degrees, which he earned concurrently at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1995. He is also a certified public accountant in Texas.
