Gerdau S.A. announced that Chia Yuan Wang, currently the Supply Chain Vice-President in North America, was appointed as the new President for its North American Long Steel Operation, effective April 24, 2018. Wang is succeeding the CEO of Gerdau, Gustavo Werneck, who was temporarily accumulating the position during the last three months. The new President for the North American Long Steel Operation has almost 30 year-experience at Gerdau and during this time held several positions in Brazil, Canada, China and US, with a track record of successful results.