Jorge is a Consultant at Euromonitor International with a focus on Home & Tech industries. Based in Santiago office, he has more than 5 years of experience in the industry.
Jorge commissions the research for Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru mainly, being Home Care and Tissue & Hygiene his main areas of specialization, providing consumer insights and local knowledge about these industries.
Jorge advises companies in their industries, not only providing them with the strategic market information necessary for decision-making, but also attending to their research needs in order to cover relevant topics for clients. Jorge is regularly quoted in key publications among the region such us La Tercera (Chile), La República (Colombia), El Comercio (Peru), America Economía (Chile), among others.
Paulo Engler is lawyer with a master degree in tax law and currently Executive Director for the ABIPLA since 2018. Prior to ABIPLA, he worked in many multinationals (Price Waterhouse, Parmalat Brasil S/A, Batávia S/A, General Motors do Brasil) and had leadership role in trade associations (ABIA – Brazilian Association of Food Industry, ANFAVEA – Brazilian Association of Vehicle Manufacturers and FENABRAVE – National Federation of Vehicle Distributors).
For more than 30 years he has held positions in relevant industry Chile and Brazil in relevant industries of Consumer goods like food, beverages household cleaning, hygiene and disinfection.
Since January 2020 he has held the position of President of ALIADA, Latin American Association of Cleaning, Cleaning, Household Sanitary and Related Products Industries.
He also is the chairman of AGAD Chile, the Chilean Cleaning and Disinfection Trade Association,
He represent Chile's private sector in the negotiation of trade technical barriers for commerce of the Domestic Cleaning products Chapter of the Pacific Alliance.
He is part of the first Board of Directors who create a private Integrated Management System (GIS) for waste management in Chile, who has a name of ReSimple, in compliance with the Extended Producer Responsibility Law (EPR Law) for containers and packaging.
For more than 10 years, he worked in the Coca Cola system, in bottling plants in Brazil and Chile.
Career Summary:
Since 2017: ALIADA Latin American Association of Hygienic and Cleaning Industry for Domestic and Professional Uses, Executive Director
-2015 up to 2017: Grupo Assa
Senior Advisor Business Consulting Operational Excellence
-1982 up to 2014: Unilever
-2009 up 2014: VP Supply Chain Southern Cone (SoCo)
-2006 to 2008: VP Supply Chain River Plate HPC & Foods (One)
-2003 to 2005: VP Supply Chain River Plate Home & Personal Products
-2000 to 2003: VP Supply Chain Argentina Home & Personal Products
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Husley is a R&D-oriented chemical engineer with a comprehensive knowledge on surfactant and colloidal chemistry, from both theoretical and practical sides. Experienced in applications that involves the use of emulsifiers, wetting agents, detergents, foamers, defoamers, dispersants, solvents, polymers and rheology modifiers. Husley has strong experience in Home Care, Personal Care and Industrial & Institutional Cleaning markets.
Biological engineer and Master of Science with more than 7 years working in biotechnology processes specifically in enzyme applications at laboratory, pilot and industrial scale. Experience in developing strong customers and suppliers’ networks based on reliable communication and technical support. Decisive, hardworking, innovative and organized person focused on achieving short and long-term projects and goals.
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