Residence Porto Alegre, Brazil Occupation CEO of Gerdau Spouse(s) Maria Teresa Campos | Nationality Brazil Religion Christian Name Andre Gerdau | |
Born 17, March 1963 Porto Alegre, Brazil Alma mater Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (Business Administration) | ||
Andre has worked for Gerdau since 1980. He has been the President of the Company, in the position of Chief Executive Officer and president of the Gerdau Executive Committee since January, 2007. At the beginning of 2008 he became a member of the Board of Directors, and is also a member of the Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors, President Officer and president of the Executive Committee of the parent company Metalurgica Gerdau S.A. and President Officer of the subsidiary Seiva S.A Florestas e Industrias.
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Early life and career
Andre Bier Gerdau Johannpeter was born in Porto Alegre, March 17, 1963. He is the son of businessman Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, chairman of the Board of Directors of Gerdau, and Erica Bier.
Education
He got a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul and completed his academic training with courses in General Business Administration from University of Toronto , Canada, Marketing from Ashridge Business School, England and the Advanced Management Program from Wharton School, in University of Pennsylvania, United States. He began his career at sixteen, as assistant plant operator in the Gerdau Group.
Personal life
Like his father (Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter) and his brothers, Andre practiced horse riding, the family rear horses of Holsteiner horse breed and was one of the horses to win, Brazil the two bronze medals in Atlanta Olympics, in 1996, and in those of Sydney, in 2000 without being professional. Also won medals at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg. He is married to psychiatrist Maria Teresa Campos