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Human Resources Executive and Employee and Labor Relations Consultant

Gerdau Ameristeel is the second largest mini-mill steel producer in North America with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 12 million tons of mill finished steel products. Through its vertically integrated network of 19 mini-mills (including one 50%-owned joint venture mini-mill), 19 scrap recycling facilities and 68 downstream operations, Gerdau Ameristeel serves customers throughout the United States and Canada. The Company's products are generally sold to steel service centers, to steel fabricators, or directly to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") for use in a variety of industries, including non-residential, infrastructure, commercial, industrial and residential construction, metal building, manufacturing, automotive, mining, cellular and electrical transmission and equipment manufacturing. Gerdau Ameristeel's common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GNA.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE • Results-focused, management professional with over 20 years of significant, progressive human resources experience in both union and non-union environments. • Impactful leader with strong HR Generalist and consulting skills. • Experienced negotiator with demonstrated ability to work with all levels of management and union. • Strong training / facilitating skills. • Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills. • Unsurpassed leadership and change management skills; recognized for improving leadership teams and work environments