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Claudio Gerdau Johannpeter has worked for the Gerdau group since 1982. From 1992 to 2000, he was in charge of Gerdau Piratini Specialty Steels and from 2000 to 2002, he served as the Executive Director of the Gerdau S.A. Industrial Units in Brazil. From 2002 through 2006, he served as an Executive Vice President of Gerdau S.A. and oversaw the group’s Specialty Steel and Acominas operations. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Corporación Sidenor in Spain since January 2006 and has served as Chief Operating Officer of Gerdau S.A. since January 2007. He holds a degree in Metallurgy Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. | 