Flavia Nardon has worked at Gerdau for over 18 years, having worked in various areas and operations of the company in Brazil and the United States. She holds a degree in Advertising from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, a postgraduate degree in Marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and specialization courses at the University of South Florida and Harvard.

She has been at the forefront of the company's cultural evolution, which began in 2014. She currently leads Gerdau's People and Social Responsibility area globally.