EXHIBIT 31.1
SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Roger K. Newport, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of AK Steel Holding Corporation for the period ending December 31, 2019; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Dated: | March 10, 2020 | /s/ Roger K. Newport | |
Roger K. Newport | |||
Chief Executive Officer |