# Worthington Steel, Inc. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/worthington-steel-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 20 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Worthington Steel, Inc. - Display name: Worthington Steel, Inc. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-10T08:07:51.55423+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.843 | | Directors | 11 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 13 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Charles M. Chiappone: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:6 - Geoffrey G. Gilmore: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:7 - George P. Stoe: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:8 - John B. Blystone: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:5 - John H. McConnell II: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:9 - Jon J. Bowsher: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:10 - Mark C. Davis: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:11 - Mary Schiavo: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:12 - Nancy G. Mistretta: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:13 - Scott J. Kelly: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:14 - Sidney A. Ribeau: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:15 ## Executive leadership - Joseph Y. Heuer: Vice President General Counsel and Secretary [GC]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:19 - Clifford J. Larivey: President, Flat-Roll Steel Processing [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:16 - Geoffrey G. Gilmore: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:17 - Jeffrey R. Klingler: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:18 - Timothy A. Adams: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:20 ## Governance events - GC_CHANGED: Joseph Y. Heuer executive of Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2025-07-29. Effective: 2025-07-29. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:8uyne21aoqpei - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mark C. Davis seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1jv30jzsppzoh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Scott J. Kelly seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1lcwvl7wp5p7h - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Charles M. Chiappone seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:y8j6bh12xilph - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Geoffrey G. Gilmore seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:igqbbqr5y434 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: George P. Stoe seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1qyichjiru52b - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John B. Blystone seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:eqsmyomckurm - BOARD_CHAIR_CHANGED: John B. Blystone chairs board Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1tyqb5q1ydaqzy - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John H. McConnell II seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1bw70201yx1qxy - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jon J. Bowsher seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:97s7bg1jabh5i - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mary Schiavo seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1xke7ds1pfrggw - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Nancy G. Mistretta seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:l6ukc51tklys1 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sidney A. Ribeau seat on Worthington Steel, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-10T04:46:00.802388+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:t34u9bdzzdlj ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/worthington-steel-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - John B. Blystone: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Charles M. Chiappone: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Geoffrey G. Gilmore: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - George P. Stoe: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - John H. McConnell II: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Jon J. Bowsher: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Mark C. Davis: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Mary Schiavo: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Nancy G. Mistretta: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Scott J. Kelly: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Sidney A. Ribeau: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316. - Clifford J. Larivey: President, Flat-Roll Steel Processing. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f91ba03f4276c93b8c69ffed614ebf2f11dbabe3c27959e904f54dde40a4179e. - Geoffrey G. Gilmore: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f91ba03f4276c93b8c69ffed614ebf2f11dbabe3c27959e904f54dde40a4179e. - Jeffrey R. Klingler: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f91ba03f4276c93b8c69ffed614ebf2f11dbabe3c27959e904f54dde40a4179e. - Joseph Y. Heuer: Vice President General Counsel and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:19. Valid from: 2025-07-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1744dcb0741615ae3ec777afb072c9db9c0dc65bcbbcdc53c7f2c5bdaf112c23. - Timothy A. Adams: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f91ba03f4276c93b8c69ffed614ebf2f11dbabe3c27959e904f54dde40a4179e. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Worthington Steel, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b21e6376ffc18d990c5c43b1708e19fe3abe832d38c04bff7cb424b43af1154. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b21e6376ffc18d990c5c43b1708e19fe3abe832d38c04bff7cb424b43af1154. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b21e6376ffc18d990c5c43b1708e19fe3abe832d38c04bff7cb424b43af1154. ## Security Listing - WS (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:21429f6d-bfa5-4fc9-b199-ce5782757993:security_listing:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b21e6376ffc18d990c5c43b1708e19fe3abe832d38c04bff7cb424b43af1154. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:5b21e6376ffc18d990c5c43b1708e19fe3abe832d38c04bff7cb424b43af1154: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:57de4a6c86ce41bc42c29302662b3fd435f78df8380716f6a3e54c03a0154316: [DEF 14A d163786ddef14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1968487/0001193125-26-352256-index.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f91ba03f4276c93b8c69ffed614ebf2f11dbabe3c27959e904f54dde40a4179e: [SEC DEF 14A 0001193125-26-352256](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1968487/000119312526352256/d163786ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1744dcb0741615ae3ec777afb072c9db9c0dc65bcbbcdc53c7f2c5bdaf112c23: [WS 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1968487/000095017025099742/ws-20250531.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/worthington-steel-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/worthington-steel-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/worthington-steel-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/worthington-steel-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-10T08:07:51.362017+00:00; recorded 2026-10-10T08:07:51.362017+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.