Board of Directors and Councils

Education: Mr. da Cunha holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). ), an MBA degree in Project Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil), an MBA in General Business Administration from INSPER Business School (Brazil), a certificate in Leading Change and Organizational Renewal from Harvard Business School (United States), and a certificate in Advanced Corporate Finance from the London Business School (UK).

Professional Experience: He has worked at Gerdau for 18 years. He served as an Executive Officer at Gerdau Aços Longos e Planos in Brazil, Chief Industrial Officer at Gerdau India, and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Gerdau. Since January 2018, he has been the of Gerdau S.A. and the of Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A., a publicly held holding company with a controlling interest in, Gerdau S.A. He is also, a Board member of Gerdau S.A., and Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A., and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Seiva S.A. — Florestas e Indústrias, a company that is part of Gerdau’s business group. In addition, he serves as a Board member of Instituto Aço Brasil and Juntos Somos Mais.

Education: Mr. Japur holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a graduate degree in Economics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS — Brazil).

Professional Experience: Mr. Japur started his career at Gerdau in 2005 as an intern in the Planning area. In 2006, he participated in a trainee program held by the Planning and Management department. In 2015, he was promoted to Business Development Manager. In addition, a year later, he took charge of the debt and capital market management process in the Financial department. In 2018, he assumed the position of Planning, IT & Innovation Manager at Gerdau Diaco and Gerdau Metaldom, in Colombia. In 2020, he returned to Brazil to serve as General Manager in the ​​Financial Operations department. He currently holds the position of Executive Vice-President of Finance and CFO and is, responsible for the Finance, Accounting, and Tax departments. He is also an Investor Relations Officer at Gerdau S.A., Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A., and Seiva S.A. – — Florestas e Indústrias, ; a Vice-President of Gerdau S.A. and Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A.; and a Board Member of Seiva S.A. — Florestas e Indústrias.

Education: Mr. Pereira holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA — Brazil), and an MBA degree in Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management, in Cambridge (United States).

Professional Experience: : He worked as a Consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton do Brasil (1995-1997) and as a Summer Intern at Booz Allen & Hamilton International LTD (UK, 1998). He served as a Consultant and Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group Brazil and The Boston Consulting Group INC. (1999–2004). In 2004, he joined Cargill Agrícola S.A., as a Commercial Manager for the Oils & Fats business, and later held the positions of Manager of Commercial Planning and Supply Chain – Consumer Goods (2006–2008); Managing Director — Consumer Products (2008–2010); Managing Director — Cargill Foods Brazil (Consumer Products and Ingredients) (2011–2012); Head of the — Cargill Foods Brazil business unit (2012–2016); an Executive Officer of the South American operation and Global Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for the Vegetable Oils and Fats Business (2016–2018). In addition, he held the positions of Corporate Vice – President — ​​Strategy, Management & Innovation at BRF S.A. (2018–2020) and Vice – President at Gerdau, where he was in charge of the Special Steel Business in Brazil — GSB (2020-2022). He currently holds the position of Vice – President of Operations in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.