About
James L. Wainscott has been an Independent Director of Parker-Hannifin Corporation since 2009 and the company's Lead Independent Director since 2016. He serves as Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and as a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
He brings extensive enterprise leadership, operations and financial expertise from his decades-long career at AK Steel Holding Corporation and earlier at National Steel Corporation.
Roles
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Independent Lead Director · Current role
2009–present
AK Steel Holding Corporation
Chairman of the Board · Steel producer.
January 2006 - May 2016
AK Steel Holding Corporation
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
October 2003 - January 2016
AK Steel Holding Corporation
Chief Financial Officer
1998 - 2003
AK Steel Holding Corporation
Treasurer
1995 - 1998
National Steel Corporation
Various finance roles of increasing responsibility
1982 - 1995
External Roles
CSX Corporation (Nasdaq: CSX)
Director
since 2020
AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS, now CLF)
Director
2003 - 2016
Director Compensation
FY 2025Fees earned or paid in cash
$238,000
Stock awards
$188,280
All other compensation
$15,000
Total
$441,280
Also at Parker-Hannifin Corp.
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