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Conferencia de Compañías Express de Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Conference of Latin American & Caribbean Express Companies
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Francisco Ricaurte is the president of UPS in Mexico and Latin America. With an extensive career of more than 20 years working for UPS in Latin America, Francisco has the responsibility of supervising the small package business unit in more than 40 countries and territories in the region.
Prior to his current role, Francisco served as Vice President of UPS Supply Chain Solutions, managing international air cargo, ocean and ground freight, customs brokerage, logistics and distribution operations for all countries in Latin America. Previously, he was Managing Director of the Andean countries, overseeing the small package business, supply chain and international air cargo operations for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
In 2011, as UPS’s Latin American and Caribbean Healthcare industry manager, he worked on the development of new facilities to support global alliances and establish operations with customers in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Later that same year, he assumed the position of general manager of UPS for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. In 2014, Francisco was named Customer Solutions Director for UPS in the Americas Region.
Francisco Ricaurte es presidente de UPS en México y Latinoamérica. Después de una amplia trayectoria de más de 20 años trabajando para UPS en Latinoamérica, Francisco tiene la responsabilidad de supervisar la unidad de negocio de Small Package de UPS en más de 40 países y territorios de la región.
Antes de su cargo actual, Francisco se desempeñó como vicepresidente de UPS Supply Chain Solutions, gestionando las operaciones internacionales de carga aérea, carga marítima, carga terrestre, aduana, logística y distribución de todos los países en Latinoamérica. Anteriormente, fue director general de los países andinos, supervisando el negocio de paquetería, la cadena de suministro y las operaciones de carga aérea internacional para Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela.
En 2011, como gerente para la industria de Cuidados de la Salud para Latinoamérica y el Caribe de UPS, trabajó en el desarrollo de nuevas instalaciones para apoyar alianzas globales y establecer operaciones con clientes en Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Puerto Rico. Luego, ese mismo año, asumió el cargo de gerente general de UPS para Argentina, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay. En 2014, Francisco fue nombrado director de Soluciones para Clientes de UPS en la Región de las Américas.
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II CONGRESO ADUANERO DE LAS AMÉRICAS Y EL CARIBE 2023 June 7th & 8th, 2023
Fabian Villarroel represented CLADEC at a recent Customs Congress held in Guayaquil, Ecuador . Fabian’s presentation focused on the necessary modernization of the Courier regime in Ecuador to effectively handle e-commerce The Customs Congress of the Americas and the...
2nd Regional Expert Group Meeting on the Exploitation of Latin American and Caribbean e-Commerce Platforms for Marketing and Sale of Dangerous Substances
Convened by the United Nations Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board Mexico City, 12-14 June 2023 CLADEC was invited to participate in a meeting of the United Nations agency, Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances or GRIDS held in Mexico...
III Foro Conjunto Aduanas – Grupo Regional del Sector Privado de las Américas y el Caribe Punta Cana, República Dominicana
Fabian Villarroel and Frank Santeiro participated in this year’s meeting between regional customs administrations and the private sector at the annual COMALEP meeting, which was held in Punta Cana Dominican Republic. This was the first fully in-person COMALEP since...