Companhia Siderurgica Nacional

Mr. Steinbruch was born on June 28, 1953 and has been Chairman of our Board of Directors since April 28, 1995 and Chief Executive Officer since April 30, 2002. Mr. Steinbruch is also Superintendent Officer of Vicunha Siderurgia.

Mr. Lazcano was born on June 09, 1969, and elected Executive Officer responsible for the financial area on August 08, 2006. He has been in our company since 1996, acting as Financial Operations Manager until 2003 e and as CFO thereafter.

Mr. Diniz was born on January 1, 1960 and elected Executive Officer of the Production Section in June 2005. He has been in our company since 1985, acting as General Manager of Hot Rolling, General Manager of Maintenance, Metallurgy Director and General Director of Usina Presidente Vargas.

Mr. Saliba was born on February 13, 1961, and elected Executive Officer responsible for the Mining Business on September 26, 2006. Prior to joining CSN, Mr. Saliba served as Chief Executive Officer of FERTECO Mineração, Executive Officer of CVRD’s Sistema Sul (South Operations) and Sistema Norte (North Operations).

Mr. Borges Neto was born on September 27, 1951, and originally elected Institutional Executive Officer in September 20, 2005. Prior to joining CSN, Mr. Borges Neto served as Superintendent Officer, Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer at Vicunha Têxtil. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of both Companhias Gás do Ceará e Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste - CFN.

Mr. Santos was born on December 6, 1950 and has been a Member of our Board of Directors since November 25, 1997. Since 1972, Mr. Santos has served in various positions of responsibility, including Coordinator of Industrial Engineering, Chief of Industrial Engineering, and Chief of Production Planning. He is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Board of the Clube de Investimento CSN ("CSN Employee Investment Club") and a member of the Board of Directors of CBS.

Mr. Carneiro Netto was born on September 23, 1945 and elected a Member of our Board of Directors on April 30, 2002. He is a Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

Mr. Perrone was born on May 6, 1947 and elected a Member of our Board of Directors on September 26, 2002. He was Executive Officer of the Infrastructure/Energy sector from July 10, 2002 to October 2, 2002. Previously, Mr. Perrone occupied the position of Chief Executive Officer of Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrutura Aeroportuária – INFRAERO and was an officer of BNDES.

Mr. Rabinovich was born on September 20, 1929 and has been a Member of our Board of Directors since April 23, 1993 and Vice Chairman since April 24, 2001. He is also Chief Executive Officer of Vicunha Siderurgia.

Mr. Molchansky was born on September 11, 1950 and has been a Member of our Board of Directors since April 24, 2001. He was Executive Officer of Globo Comunicações e Participações S.A. – Globopar from August 1994 to March 2002. Before joining Globopar in 1994, he was Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of Aracruz Celulose S.A.

Mr. Nakano was born on August 30, 1944 and has been a Member of our Board of Directors since April 29, 2004. From 1995 to 2001 Mr. Nakano was Treasury Secretary of the State of São Paulo. Since 2001, he has been Chief of the Economics Department at Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV/SP.