Education
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Jorge Johannpeter
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Career
He held various positions within the Group, and was its Chief Executive Officer from 1983 to 2006. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gerdau. Since 2011, he became president of the Chamber of Management Policies, Performance and Competitiveness (CGDC), an organization linked to the Presidency of Brazil.
Jorge Gerdau was a horse rider until 2009, being the owner of the Haras Joter, which in 1996 placed three animals of his creation in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
Jorge Gerdau is also an aficionado of surfing, sport he practiced in Rio Grande do Sul from the early 1960s. In October 2002 it was announced that the Haras Joter Limitada
(controlled by Jorge Gerdau) had been benefited from a loan of R$ 45.3 million (about United States$ 151 million) granted by the Gerdau Group. The move caused controversy in the financial market, because it would not have been previously approved by the shareholders.
In its defense, the Group reported that the loan was granted at market rates and repaid in full in August of the same year.
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Membership
As a member of the Dilma Rousseff government, he has advocated the reduction in the number of ministries, which he considered to be excessive.
Awards
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Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit; Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Great Cross (National Order of Scientific Merit), 2002 Juran Medal (American Society for Quality), 2010 Gold Medal (Americas Society), 2012Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit; Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Great Cross (National Order of Scientific Merit), 2002 Juran Medal (American Society for Quality), 2010 Gold Medal (Americas Society), 2012