Osvaldo Burgos Schirmer
Chairman of the Board
Business Administration
Lojas Renner SA
Brazil
Biography
Mr. Osvaldo Burgos Schirmer serves as Chairman of the Board of Lojas Renner SA since April 18, 2013. He has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors since April 20, 2012 and elected Chairman of the Board on April 2013. He is President of the People Committee and Strategic Committee, besides Audit and Risk Management Committee Member. He worked at Gerdau Group from 1986 to January 2013 and was appointed Financial Officer in 1987. He had been Executive Vice President of Gerdau S.A.’s Executive Committee, Vice President of Finance, Controlling and Investor Relations Officer of Gerdau S.A. He was Executive Officer at Seiva S.A. - Indústrias e Florestas, wich is part of the Gerdau S.A. economic group. He was member of the Board of Directors of Lupatech S.A., and is currently member of the Board of Directors of SLC Agrícola S.A., Mills SI S.A., and of the Advisory Board of HSBC S.A. He graduated in Business Administration from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 1973 and Masters of Business Administration from Southern Illinois University and has concluded several specialization courses, among them one at the Harvard Business School (USA) in Administration for Senior Management. Mr. Osvaldo Burgos Schirmer serves as Chairman of the Board of Lojas Renner SA since April 18, 2013. He has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors since April 20, 2012 and elected Chairman of the Board on April 2013. He is President of the People Committee and Strategic Committee, besides Audit and Risk Management Committee Member. He worked at Gerdau Group from 1986 to January 2013 and was appointed Financial Officer in 1987. He had been Executive Vice President of Gerdau S.A.’s Executive Committee, Vice President of Finance, Controlling and Investor Relations Officer of Gerdau S.A. He was Executive Officer at Seiva S.A. - Indústrias e Florestas, wich is part of the Gerdau S.A. economic group. He was member of the Board of Directors of Lupatech S.A., and is currently member of the Board of Directors of SLC Agrícola S.A., Mills SI S.A., and of the Advisory Board of HSBC S.A. He graduated in Business Administration from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 1973 and Masters of Business Administration from Southern Illinois University and has concluded several specialization courses, among them one at the Harvard Business School (USA) in Administration for Senior Management.
Research Interest
Business Management
