GERDAU CORSA
More than one century of reliability and credibility is strengthened by Gerdau Corsa , turning the Mexican market into an exporting powerhouse for steel products
Gerdau has earned and sustained an excellent reputation for 116 years since its beginnings in the steel market in Porto Alegre , Brazil . The company has experienced different stages , expanding its product portfolio after starting in nail manufacturing in 1901 , becoming a leader in long steel in the Americas .
Since 1980 , Gerdau has grown its presence along the region , and still by late 1990 and early 2000 , Gerdau was able to set foot in new territories , leading to the current total of 12 countries where the company is solidly established .
“ There is an autonomy commitment to each operation . We don ’ t miss any synergy opportunities in the global market . Mexico has exported talent and best practices which are being introduced into our responsible autonomy concept ,” explained Fabricio Menegoni , CEO for Gerdau Corsa .
Menegoni has been a part of Gerdau for more than 20 years , the last eight of them working in Mexico . He graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Universidad de Vale do Rio dos Sinos ( UNISINOS , Brazil ); afterwards he earned a Master ’ s in Industrial Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul ( Brazil ), and also a MBA from Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa ( INSPER , Brazil ). After his development in specialized areas for the industrial operations of Gerdau in Brazil , he has been leading different projects in Mexico , including the
214 May 2017