Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Names New Corporate Officer

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that it has named a new officer of the Company. Sheldon Tenenbaum, 63, is Senior Vice President, Supplier Development. Mr. Tenenbaum joined Reliance in 1998 with the acquisition of Chatham Steel Corporation and has served as Vice President of Chatham Steel and most recently as Director of Supplier Relations since 1999. Chatham Steel Corporation is a subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Mr. Tenenbaum graduated from Tulane University with a B.A. degree in Political Science and has over 39 years of metals service center industry experience. David H. Hannah, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Sheldon's vast expertise regarding the metals service center industry has contributed greatly to Reliance over the years and we look forward to his future accomplishments."

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a network of more than 200 locations in 38 states and Belgium, Canada, China, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea and the United Kingdom, the Company provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s press releases and additional information are available on the Company's web site at www.rsac.com. The Company was named to the 2008 "Fortune 500" List, the 2008 Forbes "America's Best Managed Companies" List, and the 2009 Fortune List of "The World's Most Admired Companies." This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results and events may differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s control. Risk factors and additional information are included in Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

    Source: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

Released May 27, 2009