Jorge Romero Day
A professional and personal tour of 35 years at the operational service of each company.
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Corporate /
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Personal
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Entrepreneurship
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.
Business Administration Degree (ESAN-Foundation of Applied Sciences, Brazil)
He moved to the United States to study and work at Purdue University.
Master of Science (MS), Agricultural Economics (Purdue University).
His first son, Simon, is born.
Master of Science (MS), Management (Krannert School of Management, Purdue University)
Gabriel, his second son, is born.
International Product Manager and then Product Manager (USA) at Elanco, company of ELI LILLY & Co (Indianapolis, USA).
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.
Acquisition of Protein Technologies by Dupont.
e-Cartago (demand aggregator for small and medium companies)
Bodega Simonassi (Winery in Mendoza, Argentina)
General Manager at PROSEGUR S.A. (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Biogenesis (Laboratory specialized in vaccines for Food and Mouth disease)
His third son, Joaquin, is born. The family moves to Mexico.
General Manager, Mexico, and Regional Director of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean in AB MAURI (Associated British Foods).
Endeavor Entrepreneurship Coach (Naves Entrepreneurship Competition)
The family returns to Argentina.
Regional Director for South America in WORLD MINERALS/IMERYS.
He runs his 1st Berlin marathon.
Antigua Quimera (Premium Craft Brewery)
PANORD (sourcing cost/value supplier relationships across continents)
Bioenergy Argentina (Biofuels Trading)
Regional President of DSM Food Specialties and DSM Landlord (Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay).
He participates in the New York City marathon.
Andre Pectin, China - Raw Material Procurement and Market Development Consultant.
He rans his 2nd Berlin marathon, and - in the same year - he also completes the Paris marathon.
In July he retired from DSM after 7 years of achievements. He founded JRD to provide solutions in Startups, Restructuring and Interim Management.
Director, Marketing and Fund Raising, Fundacion ACIAPO.
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.