Apart from the above, Hains became well-known for restructuring companies, such as steel giant Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. It was in 1993, when he sold an investment to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for US$107 million. Another action that put him in the spotlight is taking a seven-year hiatus from his career to improve his golf skills with the legendary Australian coach Norman von Nida. As for his private life, he is married with five children.