Gustavo Werneck has been CEO of Gerdau since 2018 and a member of the board of directors. The executive is the first person from outside the Gerdau Johannpeter family to lead the steelmaker in its 122 years. Werneck was previously corporate chief technology officer (CIO) and chief industrial officer of Gerdau India. The executive preaches innovation and is committed to technology with a new business division, Gerdau Next, aiming to enter into steel-adjacent segments.
