Ignacio Trigo Espagne
Commerce International

EDUCATION:

GRADUATE

·       Degree in Economy at the University of Valencia SPAIN .

·       M.B.A. ExecutiveValencia Catholic University 2005-2006

COURSES

·       IBD Seminar Washington November 2007

·       Moderator I-Techpartner Impiva October 2007

·       Luis Vives Valencia Chamber of Commerce  Logistics for  Importers 2004

·       Speaker the Asian Markets, School of Economists 2004

·       International Foreign Trade  Valencia 1999

·       Management of S.M.E. School of Economists. Valencia 1998

·       Distribution Practices and Channels

·       International Co-operation in Developing Countries.

PUBLICATIONS

·       Market Research Natural Stone In Hong Kong & South China (Ivex Publications)

·       Market Research Paint & Varnish in Hong Kong & South China (Ivex Publications)

·       Market Research Hong Kong 2.001(Ivex Publications)

·       Asia Invest Euro-Macao 2001 (Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Magazine)

·       Hong Kong Country Guide (Ivax Publications)

LANGUAGES:

·      ENGLISH: fluent writing and speaking.

·       High School Senior Year in USA (Prom’90)

·       American Institute Advanced English Course

·       La Florida English for Business Course

·       2 years living in Hong Kong

·      SPANISH (Mother tongue)

·      CATALAN /VALENCIANO (Fluent)

·      CHINESE/MANDARIN (Introduction)

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Advanced in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access

E-mail (Advanced), Internet searching (advanced)

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

·         One year in USA: High School Senior Year (Prom’90)

·         Two years working in Hong Kong

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

ADMINISTRATIVE TASK:

·        Aparcadero Colón S.A: co-manager in administrative tasks

MARKETING & INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

·        Salvat Publishers in promotional and sales tasks for the Spanish market. Member of the main sales team with the best sales records (abril98-noviembre98).

·         Roca Monzo Consignments: I worked at the imports department of this leader consigner company , Spanish agents for UASC (United Arab Shipping Company)

·         IVEX one year programme (2001-2002) from the Valencia’s Government International Trade Office in Hong Kong SAR ; my tasks have been arranging business travels (appointments with local companies) for Valencia Companies with interests in the Hong Kong, market research studies, fairs trade assistance, product presentation and other exporting services that this agency offers.

·         Project Manager of the Spanish Association of Toy Manufacturers (2002-2003). in Hong Kong. This is a long-term project supported by IVEX with the objective to promote the co-operation between Spanish and the Chinese manufacturers. Also I continue with my previous tasks at the Ivex Hong Kong Office.

·         Export Area Manager ( 2003-2005) in of one of the most important companies in Spain of  Furniture and Lighting as it is  :  Almerich. I was in charge of Asia ( China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Singapore) ,Middle East ( Emirates, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan)  and East Europe ( Rumania, Bulgaria, Poland, Check Republic)  Markets, developing new commercial alliances and projects with new collaborators and clients.

·         Since January 2.003, we established in Spain with two more partners an import- export company Macayo S.L.The main business of the company is to import consumer goods from Asia and distribute all around Spain and Portugal through our commercial sales team.

·         Product Manager ( 2005-2007) of Union Sirgo  leaders in the Spanish and Portugueses Markets for small electrical appliance business. I opened a new department not only importing with all the duties (finding suppliers, payments, quality control, designer advisor, import issues etc,) but open a new sales channels in Spain and Portugal.

·        Currently, I am in charge of the International Area for the Technological Institute of Construction Development of Aidico’s Internationalization Plan, promoting its added-value technological services, developing innovation transfer and exchange of good practice projects and supporting partner companies in their international projects working with not only national instituions as: Ministries, Spanish Trade Comsion ICEX, Valencia Trade Comision, Embassies but also with multilateral organizations as: Interamerican Development Bank, European Comsion and United Nation Development Program.