Corporate Information
Cathy M. Lyttle
Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Worthington Industries, Inc.
Cathy M. Lyttle joined Worthington Industries in January of 1999 as vice president of corporate communications. Lyttle is responsible for internal and external communications, government relations, marketing and corporate philanthropy for Worthington Industries. In 2009, she also became the Investor Relations Officer.
Before leading the communications department for Worthington, she was vice president of JMAC Hockey, LLC, where she helped direct the startup of the business office for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the National Hockey League's expansion franchise.
Prior to her JMAC position, Lyttle was vice president of marketing for the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce. She was part of the team that helped attract the Major League Soccer franchise to Columbus-The Crew. Lyttle worked with member companies to help market the area and she worked on a number of economic development initiatives. Earlier in her career, she was a journalist. She worked at newspapers and radio stations, including WTVN-Radio-Columbus before becoming the assignment editor for WBNS-TV-Columbus.
Lyttle is active in a number of local organizations and serves on a number of boards. She is immediate past chair of the Columbus Baseball Team, Inc./Franklin County Stadium, Inc. boards of directors - overseeing the professional baseball team Columbus Clippers and their facility, Huntington Park; president of the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington board of trustees, and is a member of the boards of Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Life Care Alliance, Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation and The Columbus Catholic Foundation. She is also a Meals on Wheels volunteer.
A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Lyttle has received a number of honors. In 2008, she was named a Woman of Achievement by the Columbus YWCA; she was inducted into the Leadership Columbus Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 2004; International Association of Business Communicators- Columbus recognized her as Distinguished Communicator of the Year in 2000; Columbus Business First named her a 40 under 40 in 1997. She is married to Jeff Lyttle and they have a son in college.
Worthington Industries is a diversified metals manufacturing company with sales of $2.4 billion. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the Company is North America’s premier value added steel processor; the world’s leading manufacturer of pressure cylinders including propane tanks for gas grills and camping, oxygen, helium and scuba tanks, hand torches, and industrial and LP gas applications; and the leading manufacturer of metal framing and ceiling grid systems for commercial and residential construction. The Company also produces current and past model automotive stampings, steel pallets and racks and laser welded blanks. Worthington employs approximately 9,500 people and operates 80 facilities in 12 countries.