Estefanía Perez joined the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) in its Mexico City office on Feb. 1 as the new assistant director.
In this role, Perez will work closely with the director to plan, coordinate and execute the Council’s programs there including, but not limited to, marketing, trade servicing and government relations programs. She will also contribute to the formulation of a strategic plan for increasing sales of corn, barley, sorghum and their co-products into the region.
“Estefanía has a lot of experience and deep knowledge in execution of grains and oils vessels, export and import, customs, port logistics, documentation and contract execution,” said Heidi Bringenberg, USGC Mexico director. “Certainly, Estefania’s background and passions will serve her well in the global team of the U.S. Grains Council.”
Perez joins the Council with 10 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain functionality. She first worked for the multinational Vanguard Logistics Services in the air shipment execution and sales department and her most recent work has been with Cargill Colombia.
She holds an international business degree and a master’s degree in supply chain management and logistics from EAE- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya.
Please join the Council in welcoming Estefanía!
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.