GLORIA GARCIA

General Director

Ms. Gloria Garcia has had a very dynamic international career, participating in several business projects that involve marketing, business and trade in Latin America, USA, Europe, and Asia. As BMT’s founder and Director she has managed more than 200 projects for 15 different governments with more than 15 years’ experience in global business. She is Mexico’s and Latin-American Trade Representative for the Canadian Province of Manitoba, The State of Tennessee, Enterprise Ireland and Official Swiss Business Expert. She has worked for several international trade organizations in more than four countries: the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Economic Promotion Directorate; for International Trade Center (UNCTAD) in the department of Export Promotion Organizations; for the World Trade Organization at the Trade Policy Review Division; as well as for the European Commission in the Unit of Implementation and Negotiation of Free Trade Agreements; for the Mexican Ministry of Economy in Geneva and the Mexican Commercial Office in Tokyo (BANCOMEXT).  In the private sector, she had occupied important positions in the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico as Program Development Manager and in British Petroleum HSSE National Manager. Recently she was member of the Executive Board of the British Chamber of Commerce as Marketing and Public Relations Director. She is as well member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a recognized consultant among the most important Embassies and Government entities.

Ms. Garcia completed an Executive program at Harvard Business School, has commenced her PhD studies in Business and Trade Promotion. She has an MSC Degree in Economic Development and International Trade from the United Kingdom; the degree of European Specialist at ITAM and honours B.A. in International Trade at ITESM.