New York Stock Exchange-listed Gerdau Steel has appointed Sridhar Krishnamoorthy as the Managing Director for its Indian operations with immediate effect.

Prior to joining Gerdau, Sridhar was Vice-President Project Development with SENAAT, an Abu Dhabi-based industrial group, which also owns and operates Emirates Steel Industries in the UAE.

Mark Anthony Marcucci, Executive Director, Gerdau Special Steel said: “As Gerdau ramps up our operations to supply the Indian market, his experience and capability will be important. Our vision is to be the leading special steel producer to meet India’s growing market needs in transportation, energy, distribution, and infrastructure.”

Sridhar has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras, a Masters in Energy Technology from Asian Institute of Technology Thailand and MBA from Monash University Australia.

He also speaks Mandarin Chinese, Russian and some Indian languages.

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