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OCTOBER 22, 2009
AmCham Elections October 26-30
Next week, AmCham will hold its elections for six members of the 2010-2011 Board. There are tweleve candidates for these posi-
tions. A short Bio of each is posted here. For information on voting, please call 301-3881.
Elsa de Sucre Joseph Cazares
General Manager of pany, including ac- pansion Program. programs, including
Canon Panamá. counting, import/ Mr. Cazares is a transportation, wa-
Ms Sucre holds de- export, Human Re- licensed engineer in ter and wastewater,
grees in Business sources, General Arizona and Califor- and energy projects
Administration, Ac- Administration, the nia and has a for both public and
counting and labor Legal Office and Bachelor of Science private organiza-
Administration. She Logistics. in civil engineering tions.
began her career at Canon and Ms Sucre from the University Mr. Cazares has
Canon thirty-two have been active Joe Cazares is Vice of California at been active with
years ago and has members of Am- President for CH2M Berkeley. AmCham since his
worked in different Cham since 2002, HILL in Panama Mr. Cazares has arrival with spon-
divisions of the in- supporting commit- with responsibilities over 30 years of sorships and assis-
Elsa de Sucre is the ternational com- tees and events. as the Deputy Pro- experience in the tance with presen-
gram Manager and design and con- tations for members
Locks Construction struction of billion- and visiting digni-
Marcelo Gorrini Manager for the dollar public facility taries.
trainee program in Master’s Degree in Panama Canal Ex- and infrastructure
1993, occupying Human Resources
local positions there from the Universi-
such as Branch dad Católica de Jennifer Simpson
Manager, Collec- Salta in Argentina, interior designer tainable design.
tions Manager and has completed Sen- and project man- Since 2002 she has
Marcelo Gorrini is Vice President of ior Executive Stud- ager for 30 years. worked in Latin
the CEO and Gen- Sales and Services ies at the Kellogg She spent 8 years America on hospi-
eral Manager of Citi for Consumer Bank- Graduate School of as an Interior Space tality and planned
Panama, responsi- ing. Management, Architect in Saudi community pro-
ble for the Com- His international Northwestern Uni- Arabia for ARAMCO jects.
mercial and Corpo- experience began in versity, and a Top and later 4 years as Ms Simpson has
rate Business, Per- 2000 in La Paz Bo- Management pro- the Interior Project been the Chair of
sonal Banking and livia, where he was gram at the Univer- Jennifer Simpson, a Coordinator for the the highly success-
the Credit Card the Director of Con- sidad Austral de co-owner of Simp- National Renewable ful AmCham Envi-
Segment. He as- sumer Banking, a Argentina, and has son Furones Inter- Energy Laboratory, ronmental Commit-
sumed his present position he also his Certified Public national and has where she began tee for the past two
position in January held in the Domini- Accountant (CPA) been a commercial her career in sus- years.
of 2008. can Republic, Pa- certification from
He joined Citi in nama, Colombia the Universidad
Argentina as part of and Ar ge nt in a . Católica de Argen- Fidel Reyes
a m a n a ge m e n t Mr. Gorrini has a tina. experience in the the Tourism Faculty
Hospitality Industry, at the Universidad
Ramón Anzola including working del Istmo, and was
for the Conrad Hil- President of the
Law at the Wash- USA. From 1994 to ton, the Westin Re- Panama Convention
ington College of 1996 he was Secre- gina in Puerto Val- & Visitors Bureau
Law of the Ameri- tary General of the larta and Los Cabos from 2003 to 2007.
can University. Colon Free Zone. in Baja California. He produces the
During his time at He is currently a Since 1999, he World of Tourism
the Washington Director of the As- Fidel Reyes is the worked for Bern radio program on
Ramon is the man- College of Law, he sociation of Interna- Director and CEO of Hotels & Resorts, “W Radio Panamá.”
aging partner at served on the Edito- tional Lawyers. He FR Consulting/The first at the Inter- Fidel has been a
Anzola Robles & rial Board of the is also a member of FR Hotel Group, a Continental Miramar very active member
Associates, where in American University the Panama Bar consulting group for Panamá and then as of AmCham Pa-
addition to his man- Journal of Interna- Association; Ameri- hotel projects, in- General Manager of nama, as sponsor,
agement duties, his tional Law & Policy. can Bar Association; cluding develop- the Gamboa Rain- speaker, and facili-
practice focuses on He is licensed to the International ment and opera- forest Resort and tator. He was the
Corporate law and practice law in Pa- Bar Association; the tions, client service finally as General key actor in bring-
International Tax. nama and in the International Fiscal and training. Manager of the In- ing Rohit Talwar
He received his Law State of New York, Association; the Fidel has a Bachelor terContinental Playa from London for the
Degree from Santa USA. International Tax in Architecture and Bonita Resort & Seventh Annual
Maria La Antigua From1990 to 1991 Planning Associa- a Master in Tourism Spa, prior to open- Tourism Forum last
University, Law he served as Legal tion; and the Soci- from Mexico City, ing his own consult- September. He has
School, (Panama), Counsel to the Em- ety of Trust and also he took a spe- ing firm. been on the Board
and continued his bassy of Panama in Estate Practitioners. cialization in Hotel He has been Vice of Directors for two
Master Degree of Washington, DC, Administration from President of the years and is cur-
Cornell. Fidel has Panama Chamber of rently Vice President
seventeen years of Tourism, is Dean of of AmCham.
Carlos Escobar
Chief Operating plemented his engi-
Officer (COO) for neering background Brenda McCullough
the Buenos Aires with post graduate Ms McCullough has mercial Banking
and Cordoba Re- education in Busi- more than 29 years Manager.
gions. ness Administration experience in bank- Ms McCullough and
Mr. Escobar has also at IAE – Austral ing. She started Scotiabank have
Carlos Escobar is held senior manage- University and CMI her banking career been actively in-
the General Man- ment positions with Harvard University. at the Chase Man- volved with Am-
ager of TELECAR- IBM Argentina and Telecarrier is a close hattan Bank as a Cham supporting
RIER. He joined the Compaq Computer. collaborator with Brenda Douhet de Credit Analyst in and sponsoring the
corporation in Sep- He has a degree in AmCham, providing McCullough is the 1980 and then association’s major
tember 2006. He Chemical Engineer- the Chamber’s tele- Assistant General transferred to Bank events over the
worked previously ing from the Univer- phone and Internet Manager, Corporate Boston in Panama in past years. She has
at Telecom Argen- sidad Nacional del service. Commercial Banking 1981, where she been a member of
tina for over 10 Litoral in Santa Fe, of The Bank of Nova held the AVP Mar- the Board of Direc-
years and was the Argentina and com- Scotia/Scotiabank in keting Manager/ tors since 2008,
Panama. She has a Senior Lending Offi- was Treasurer of
degree in Business cer position from AmCham last year
Juan Carlos Arias Administration and 1991 until 1998. and is currently
Finance from the She joined Scotia- Secretary of the
responsible for the the Panamanian
University of Kansas bank in July 1998 Board of Directors.
international expan- Business Commu-
City, K.C., Missouri. as Corporate Com-
sion of CC and mak- nity, as an Advisor
ing it an important to the Panamanian
player in Central Chamber of Com- Gerald Gómez
America & The Car- merce (2000-2003)
ibbean, servicing and a very active at contribute to Caribbean. He has
clients for the St. AmCham Panama strengthen Procter worked very closely
Paul/Travelers Com- through the Trade & & Gamble’s global on developing and
panies, and being Investment, Mem- growth. executing the com-
Juan Carlos Arias is the Regional Repre- bership, and Tour- Mr. Gómez has pany’s strategic
Managing Director sentative of World- ism Committees. He over 20 years of marketing plans.
of Corporación Con- wide Broker Net- was one of the brand–building, Mr. Gómez earned
tinental, S.A. a work. members of the T&I Gerald Gómez Musa market develop- a master degree in
leading Insurance He graduated in Committee respon- is the General Man- ment leadership Marketing from the
Brokerage & Risk 1991 from The sible for drafting the ager for Procter & experience across Interamerican Uni-
Management Firm in American University position paper on Gamble’s Lat in the Company, play- versity in Puerto
Panama and Central with a Bachelors the Panama–USA America Distributor ing key roles as Rico. Currently he
America. He has Degree in Business Free Trade Agree- Markets. From Pa- General Manager is member of the
been with CC for Administration and ment. He was a nama, Mr. Gómez for Central Amer- American Chamber
over 15 years, in- a minor in Finance. member of the oversees P&G’s ica, Latin America of Commerce in
cluding working in He has a Masters Board in 2007 and business in seven Marketing Director Panamá, Guate-
Spain, France and Degree from the 2008 and served as countries in Central for Duracell, and mala and Costa
the United Kingdom University of Miami. Secretary of the America, Ecuador Commercial Direc- Rica.
for Sedgwick Group. Mr. Arias has been Board of Directors. and Bolivia, leading tor for Gillette in
Mr. Arias has been an active member in strategies which Puerto Rico and the
Sandra Miró María Eugenia Fonseca
and a Masters in manager and com- ras, Nicaragua and and Family Studies
Business Admini- mercial manager Dominican Repub- from Purdue Uni-
stration from the before assuming her lic. She is a trained versity and an
Universidad Latina present position in executive coach, EMBA from Univer-
de Panamá. 2006. certified facilitator sity Santa Maria La
Sandra began her Sandra and DHL María Eugenia of outplacement Antigua in Panama.
relationship with have been tireless Fonseca is the Ex- DBM Programs and She was during 10
DHL in 1992 as a supporters of Am- ecutive Director of also a certified Tal- years, the General
customer service Cham over the past DBM PANAMA, af- ent Development Manager of FETV
agent and has years, as events filiate of DBM Inc., Programs by Nova- Channel 5 and at
Sandra Miró steadily moved into sponsors and sup- a leading global tions Group. present is part of
Navarro is Country positions of increas- porters, speakers, human capital man- María Eugenia is a the Board of Direc-
Manager for DHL ing responsibility Board members and agement firm pro- psychologist, with a tores.
Express in Panama. since then, from committee repre- viding consulting, Master Degree in She is the Chairper-
She holds a Bache- sales executive to sentatives. She is outplacement and Clinical Psychology son of the Organ-
lor’s degree in Po- business develop- currently a member executive coaching form San Jose izational Develop-
litical Science and m ent manager , of the Board of Di- services, with re- State University in ment and Human
Law from the Uni- global accounts re ctors , hav ing sponsibilities over California, a Ph.D in Capital Committee
versidad de Panamá manager , sales served since 2008. El Salvador, Hondu- Child Development at AMCHAM.
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