Board of Directors and Directorship

He holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from IMT – Mauá Institute of Technology, a postgraduate degree in Industrial Administration from the School of Production Engineering at the University of São Paulo, and a degree in the Corporate Management Development Program from Alcan Aluminum Limited, Montreal, Canada. He has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional – CSN since August 2, 2011, and is currently responsible for the commercial and logistics areas of the steel, cement, and special sales segments. He has worked at CSN since 2002. He is a member of the board of directors of the Brazilian Association of Metallurgy, Materials and Mining – ABM, director of Estanho de Rondônia S.A., Companhia Metalúrgica Prada, CSN Energia S.A., Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH, CSN Islands VII Corp, CSN Islands XI Corp, CSN Islands XII Corp, CSN Mining Asia Limited and member of the board of directors of CSN Mineração S.A., Companhia Metalúrgica Prada, Sepetiba Tecon S.A., CSN Américas S.L.U, CSN Steel S.L.U, CSN Metals S.L.U, CSN Export Europe S.L.U, CSN Minerals S.L.U, CSN Steel Holdings S.L.U, CSN Productos Siderúrgicos S.L.U, Namisa International Minerios, Aceros México CSN (all companies). controlled by CSN), as well as a member of the Deliberative Council of the CSN Employees’ Beneficent Fund – CBS. He was also a board member of Nacional Minérios S.A. (incorporated by CSN Mineração on November 30, 2015) and Director of Cia. Metalic Nordeste. Since March 23, 2017, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Brazil-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He works at the Vale Group in the following roles: Executive Operations Manager – EFVM, Executive Manager of HSE and Operational Risks and Director of Supplies

He has held the position of Director of the Southeast Corridor since January 2021. He has been with Vale since 2006 and has previously served as General Manager of the Itabiritos Complex, Executive Manager of the Vargem Grande Complex, Interim Operations Director for the Southern Corridor, and Operations Director for Base Metals Atlântico Sul. Before Vale, he worked at Votorantim Cimentos. He holds degrees in Mining Engineering from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) and Chemical Engineering from the University of Franca (UNIFRAN), with an MBA in Business Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.

He has held the position of Commercial Vice President at Usiminas since 2018. He was previously the Commercial and General Manager for the Andean Region (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and Panama) at Ternium Colombia.

Works as Country Manager (Netherlands), International Treasury at Vale

He has served as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at CSN Mineração S.A. since January 21, 2021. He has served as Advisor to the President of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional since 2019. Over the past five years, he co-founded, is a partner, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Brasil Student Housing, a company focused on the development and operation of student housing in Brazil, and a specialized FIP consultancy focused on this segment. He was also a partner at Leste Investimentos, operating in private equity, vice president and member of the Board of Directors of Petra Energia, member of the Board of Directors of Vicenza Mineração, member of the Board of Directors of Parnaíba Geração e Comercialização de Energia, and a founding member of URBEM (Institute of Urbanism and Studies for the Metropolis). Graduated in Economics from FEA-USP (Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting of the University of São Paulo), with a Master of Finance from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Program for Leadership Development from Harvard Business School and Executive Negotiation Workshop: Bargaining for Advantage from Wharton Business School.

He began his career at Gerdau in 2005 as an intern in the Planning area. In 2006, he participated in the trainee program in Planning and Management. In 2015, he was promoted to Business Development Manager and, a year later, he took on leadership of the debt management and capital markets process within the Finance area. 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 as General Manager in the Financial Operations area. He currently holds the position of (i) Executive Vice President of Finance and CFO, responsible for the Finance, Accounting and Tax areas. He also holds the positions of (ii) Investor Relations Director at Gerdau S.A., Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A., and Seiva S.A. – Florestas e Indústrias, (iii) Vice-President Director of Gerdau S.A. and Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A., and Director of Seiva S.A. – Florestas e Indústrias.

Extensive experience in Railways, working for 23 years in Railway Operations and Maintenance. Currently, I am responsible for short- and medium-term planning, Production Scheduling, Control Center (CCO), and Institutional/Operational relationships with Other Railways. a) General Manager of Planning, Scheduling, Relations with Other Railways and Control Center – June 2022 – Present (2 years 9 months). b) General Manager of the MG Service Unit – May 2018 – June 2022 (4 years 1 month).

Electrical Engineer graduated at Universidade de São Paulo (USP) with specialization in Strategic Business Management at Universidade Federal de MInas Gerais (UFMG). He has presided, between July, 2009 and September, 2013, GE Transportation for Latin America, also leading international operations in the Oil & Gas sector in Angola. Prior to that, he had served as CEO of Siemens Energy Distribution.

He joined MRS in 2004 through the Trainee Program, working in Operations Planning and Control, Maintenance Engineering, and the Operations Control Center. He has served as Director of Operations and Information Technology for 11 years. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Itajubá and postgraduate degrees in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral, Leadership from USP, and Finance from IBMEC.

Graduated in Civil Engineering at Universidade Católica de Petópolis and specialized in Human Resource Management at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), where he finished his Master in Business Administration. In 2007 he took over the Human Resources Department in MRS Logística S/A. In 2022 he took over the Construction and Project Department in MRS Logística S/A.

He joined MRS in 2002 through the Trainee Program, building his career in Finance, Shared Services, Economic Management, Costs, and Results and Goals Management, in addition to serving as Commercial Director for eight years. He had previously held the position of Director of Finance and Development for three years. He holds a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and a postgraduate degree in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral.