Mr. Della Ratta was appointed as a director of SunCoke Energy, Inc. in December 2020. He brings valuable business and financial experience to the Board, particularly with regard to capital raising, commercial banking, mergers and acquisitions, strategic financial analysis and capital markets transactions. From 2004 to 2017, he was Founder, Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Western Reserve Partners LLC, a Cleveland, Ohio based investment banking merger and acquisition advisory firm. The firm was acquired in 2017 by Citizens Financial Group, a large commercial banking institution. Since the acquisition, Mr. Della Ratta has served as Co-Head of Merger and Acquisition Advisory Services for Citizens Financial Group Inc., leading a team focused on delivering M&A services and related financial analysis to middle-market customers. Mr. Della Ratta also has knowledge of manufacturing and distribution in the steel and metals services industry.
From 2004 to 2020, he served on the Board of Olympic Steel, Inc., a leading U.S. metals service center where he was Lead Independent Director, a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and, at different times, served as Chair of the Compensation Committee, and Chair of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Della Ratta is involved in numerous non-profit and civic organizations ., including: The Duke University Alumni Association and Annual Fund, Kent State University Board of Trustees (past Chair), The Ohio Venture Capital Authority, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and United Cerebral Palsy Telethon (Chair).
