Gerdau announced that Guilherme Gerdau Johannpeter, president of Gerdau Long Steel North America, is being promoted to executive vice president and will join Gerdau’s Executive Committee. 

In this role, he will be responsible for the Gerdau Special Steel business division (units in Brazil, Europe and North America). Mark Marcucci continues to be the executive leader of the global special steel business division and will report to Guilherme Johannpeter.
 
Peter Campo, vice president of supply chain for Gerdau Long Steel North America, is being promoted to president of the business division, effective 4 April 2014.
 
Johannpeter, currently based in Tampa, Fla., will relocate to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to serving as president of Gerdau Long Steel North America, he served as the leader of Gerdau Special Steel North America, which he led until 2011. Prior to that, he was vice president of special bar quality and wire rod operations at Gerdau Long Steel North America and joined the Gerdau Long Steel North America Executive Committee, accumulating responsibilities for part of downstream operations and the specials division. He first relocated to the U.S. in 2006, when he joined Gerdau Long Steel North America as marketing director after holding several executive positions in Brazil. Johannpeter holds a commercial law degree from Unisinos University in Brazil and a Master’s in Business Administration with double majors in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, Ill.
 
Campo’s new position is based in Tampa. Before his appointment as vice president of supply chain in 2013, Campo served as vice president of downstream operations. He was named vice president and general manager of the Northern fabrication group in downstream in 2010 and became part of the business division’s executive committee in 2009. Campo joined Gerdau in 2008 as the vice president of procurement and sales, planning and operations.
 
Prior to Gerdau, Campo held several positions at General Electric, with growing responsibilities in general management, supply chain, manufacturing and quality in the U.S. and China. Campo holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree from Rice University.

Commenting on the appointments, Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), said: "It has been a privilege to have Guilherme serve as a member of the AISI Board of Directors. His dedication and thoughtful leadership has been invaluable not only to the Institute, but in addressing key issues affecting our industry. We look forward to his continued advocacy on behalf of the steel sector and wish him all the best in São Paulo."
 
Gibson continued, “We also congratulate Peter on his new leadership role at Gerdau Long Steel North America and look forward to working with him to strengthen the U.S. steel industry.”
 
Johannpeter was appointed to the AISI Board of Directors in 2011 and has also served on a variety of Board-level committees.
 

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Gerdau is the leader in the segment of long steel in the Americas and one of the main suppliers of special long steel in the world. Recently it has also started to operate in two new markets in Brazil—its own production of flat steel and the expansion of iron ore activities—initiatives that are expanding the product mix offered to the market and improving the competitiveness of its operations. With over 45,000 employees, Gerdau has industrial operations in 14 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, which together represent an installed capacity of over 25 million metric tons of steel per year. Furthermore, it is the largest recycler in Latin America and in the world, and transforms each year millions of tons of scrap steel, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in the regions where it operates. With over 120,000 shareholders, the shares of Gerdau's companies are listed on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York, and Madrid.