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Mr.Johannpeter has been the president of the Board of Directors of Gerdau Group, a steel company ranked 24th in its category in the world,since 1983.He is also the coordinator of A��o Empresarial Brasileira (Brazilian Corporate Action),an active non-governmental Brazilian organization related to developmental issues,leader of Programa Ga�cho da Qualidade e Produtividade -PQGP (Program for Quality and Productivity of the State of Rio Grande do Sul),which is a reference for the public and private sectors in the implementation of total quality management,and represents,in Brazil,the American Society for Quality (ASQ);president of Conselho do Pr�mio Qualidade do Governo Federal (Brazilian Government Quality Prize Council);member of the Board of Directors of Instituto Brasileiro de Siderurgia (IBS)(Brazilian Steel Institute);and chairman of the Board of Directors of A�o Minas Gerais - A�ominas. He has been a member of our board of directors since October 19,2001 and is also a member of the board of directors of BR.
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