Jorge Romero Day

A professional and personal tour of 35 years at the operational service of each company.

  • My History

    Corporate /
    Academic

  • My History

    Personal

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    Entrepreneurship

My History
1967

His family settled in Brazil. Jorge left as a pupil in Argentina at San Jorge's college, and then in 1972, he moved to São Paulo with his parents and siblings.

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1980

Business Administration Degree (ESAN-Foundation of Applied Sciences, Brazil)

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1983

He moved to the United States to study and work at Purdue University.

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1985

Master of Science (MS), Agricultural Economics (Purdue University).

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1989

His first son, Simon, is born.

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1990

Master of Science (MS), Management (Krannert School of Management, Purdue University)

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1992

Gabriel, his second son, is born.

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1990 - 1993

International Product Manager and then Product Manager (USA) at Elanco, company of ELI LILLY & Co (Indianapolis, USA).

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1993

He started working at Protein Technologies, later acquired by E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (Wilington, USA). That year he returns to Argentina as Director of the Southern Cone Area (Argentina), General Director Mercosur and Regional Director, Strategy, Communications and Food Industry in SOLAE (Du Pont Company). There he works until the year 2000.

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1997

Acquisition of Protein Technologies by Dupont.

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2000 - 2002

e-Cartago (demand aggregator for small and medium companies)

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2000 - 2006

Bodega Simonassi (Winery in Mendoza, Argentina)

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2001 - 2003

General Manager at PROSEGUR S.A. (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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2001 - 2007

Biogenesis (Laboratory specialized in vaccines for Food and Mouth disease)

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2003

His third son, Joaquin, is born. The family moves to Mexico.

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2003 - 2007

General Manager, Mexico, and Regional Director of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean in AB MAURI (Associated British Foods).

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2006 - 2019

Endeavor Entrepreneurship Coach (Naves Entrepreneurship Competition)

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2007

The family returns to Argentina.

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2007 - 2011

Regional Director for South America in WORLD MINERALS/IMERYS.

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2009

He runs his 1st Berlin marathon.

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2009 - 2014

Antigua Quimera (Premium Craft Brewery)

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2010 - 2013

PANORD (sourcing cost/value supplier relationships across continents)

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2010 - 2013

Bioenergy Argentina (Biofuels Trading)

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2012 - 2018

Regional President of DSM Food Specialties and DSM Landlord (Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay).

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2013

He participates in the New York City marathon.

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2013 - 2016

Andre Pectin, China - Raw Material Procurement and Market Development Consultant.

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2016

He rans his 2nd Berlin marathon, and - in the same year - he also completes the Paris marathon.

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2018

In July he retired from DSM after 7 years of achievements. He founded JRD to provide solutions in Startups, Restructuring and Interim Management.

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2018 - 2022

Director, Marketing and Fund Raising, Fundacion ACIAPO.

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2022

Purdue University

Executive in Residence, Online Programs, Mitch Daniels School of Business.
Advisor in Residence, Mitch Daniels School Career Business Services.
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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