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Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter has been the Gerdau Group's chairman since 1983, the largest producer of long steel in the American continent. He is coordinator of "Ação Empresarial Brasileira" [Brazilian Business Action], one of the most active movements of business thought in search of solutions for structural reforms that the Brazilian government and entities plan to implement. Johannpeter is chairman of the Competitive Brazil Movement Higher Council and leader of the State of Rio Grande do Sul Quality and Productivity Program. |
| Furthermore, he is the chairman of the Federal Government Quality Award Council and of Açominas, and a member of the board of the following entities: International Iron and Steel Institute, Brazilian Steel Institute, Petrobrás and the Brazilian Quality Award Foundation. | |