Named Crain's Cleveland Business CFO of the Year

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CLEVELAND (Business Wire) -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced
today that Laurie Brlas, executive vice president, finance and
administration & chief financial officer, was named Crain's
Cleveland Business CFO of the Year among Northeast Ohio's top
financial officers for her outstanding fiscal leadership and asset
management. Ms. Brlas was recognized within the Large Public Company
category.




Ms. Brlas has served in various financial executive roles at a number of
Cleveland-based public companies. She joined Cliffs in December 2006 as
senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. In her
current role, Ms. Brlas has leadership responsibilities for finance,
accounting, strategic planning, investor relations, tax, and treasury
functions as well as information technology, human resources and
communications. Ms. Brlas joined Cliffs with an extensive accounting and
finance career spanning more than 20 years.




Ms. Brlas earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Youngstown
State University. She sits on the Board of Directors of Perrigo where
she is Chair of the Audit Committee and also is a member of the Board of
The First Tee of Cleveland. She was recently chosen as part of the Class
of 2010 of Crain's "Women of Note."




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