Gerdau S.A. (GGB)

3.4899 -0.1101 (-3.06%) As of 01:18PM EDT. Market open.

Gerdau S.A.

Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501
8th floor
São Paulo, SP 05425-070
Brazil
55 11 3094 6300
https://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	Member of Board Of Executive Officers CEO & Director	N/A	N/A	1973
Mr. Claudio Gerdau Johannpeter	Vice Chairman of the Board	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. Marcos Eduardo Faraco Wahrhaftig	Executive VP of Strategy & Member of Board of Executive Officers	N/A	N/A	1972
Mr. Rafael Dorneles Japur	Member of Board of Executive Officers, Executive VP, CFO & Investor Relations Officer	N/A	N/A	1982
Mr. Pedro Moraes Torres Pinto	Head of Corporate Communication	N/A	N/A	1983
Mr. Paulo Roberto Perlott Ramos	Director of Marketing, Sales and Metallics	N/A	N/A	1953
Mr. Chia Yuan Wang	President & CEO of North American Long Steel Operation	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Renata Oliva Battiferro	Investor Relations Manager	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Description

Gerdau S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer company. The company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business segments. It also provides 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; drawn products comprising barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire mesh, nails, and clamps for manufacturing, construction, and agricultural industries; and special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as in the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. In addition, the company offers flat products, such as hot-rolled steel coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products. Further, it operates mines that produce iron ore located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The company sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and its retail network. Gerdau S.A. was founded in 1901 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Corporate governance

Gerdau S.A.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 29 April 2024 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 6; Board: 8; Shareholder rights: 4; Compensation: 5.

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 10 indicates higher governance risk.