Gerdau S.A. (GGB)

6.58 -0.14 (-2.08%) At close: 4:00PM EDT

Gerdau S.A.

Av. Doutora Ruth Cardoso
8501/ 8th floor
São Paulo, SP 05425-070
Brazil
55 11 3094 6300
http://www2.gerdau.com

Sector(s): Basic Materials
Industry: Steel
Full Time Employees: 

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year Born
Mr. Gustavo Werneck Da Cunha	CEO & Director	N/A	N/A	1973
Mr. Claudio Gerdau Johannpeter	Vice Chairman	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. Harley Lorentz Scardoelli	Exec. VP, CFO & Investor Relations Officer	N/A	N/A	1963
Clemir Uhlein	Accounting Director	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Francisco Deppermann Fortes	VP of HR, IT, Corp. Process of Engineer and Safety & Environment	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. Fabio Eduardo de Pieri Spina	Legal Director, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Affairs Officer	N/A	N/A	1972
Pedro Torres Pinto	Head of Corp. Communication	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Paulo Roberto Perlott Ramos	Director of Marketing, Sales and Metallics	N/A	N/A	1953
Mr. Luiz Augusto Polacchini	Global Head Fin. Shared Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Chia Yuan Wang	Pres & CEO of North American Long Steel Operation	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of December 31, 2017 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Gerdau S.A. provides steel products and services. It operates through four segments: Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business. The company offers semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; finished industrial products, including commercial rolled-steel bars, and light profiles and wires; agricultural products that include stakes and smooth wire products; and drawn products comprises barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire meshes, nails, and clamps. It also produces special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. In addition, the company offers flat products, including hot rolled coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products, as well as mines and produces iron ore. It sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and its retail network. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gerdau S.A. is a subsidiary of Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.

Corporate Governance

Gerdau S.A.’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of April 30, 2021 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 3; Board: 9; Shareholder Rights: 5; Compensation: 9.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.