Guanajuato and the productive companies commemorate the 30th anniversary of COFOCE, the only organization in all of Mexico that continues to support
Guanajuato and the productive companies commemorate the 30th anniversary of COFOCE, the only organization in all of Mexico that continues to support the State’s exports offer
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The Coordinator for the Promotion of Foreign Trade (COFOCE) celebrates 30 years of bringing more Guanajuato to the world, with a great commemoration event at the premises of Grupo Plasma Automation, guests celebrated three decades of helping Guanajuato companies to grow in terms of Foreign Trade, to potentiate their ideas and make internationalization projects a reality.
“The history of Guanajuato cannot be understood without the achievements of organizations such as COFOCE. Many ask us how Guanajuato has done it, and the key is in the history of COFOCE. What has been achieved in 30 years cannot be explained without the participation of citizens and that is the key. Now we export 27 billion dollars a year and that is the leap we have made in these years”, said the Governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodriguez Vallejo.
Guanajuato is in the first place in Mexico as a non-cross-border exporting State and the sixth position as a general exporter in Mexico; through International Trade, the economic ecosystem of the State has been promoted, and COFOCE has accompanied companies in their evolution from the local to the international.
In addition, more than 1,500 Guanajuato companies have been encouraged to export, reaching more than 140 international destinations from 35 exporting municipalities that generate more than 160,000 jobs.
“Thirty years ago the challenge of Taking Guanajuato to the World began, at that time a group of visionaries had the task of taking Guanajuato products to other latitudes. Guanajuato has been characterized for becoming an exporting power, and COFOCE is a key player for exports and is even recognized by experts worldwide; today, it is the only organization that continues dedicated to Foreign Trade in Mexico”, said Luis Ernesto Rojas Avila, Director General of COFOCE.
In this commemorative event, several recognitions were given to the former presidents of COFOCE, to directors of Guanajuato companies that are success stories in exports, and to COFOCE staff.
The recognitions for the former presidents were granted to:
- Ricardo Alaniz Posada, Luis Quiroz Echegaray and Ulises Aguilar Nahle.
Some of the companies with the greatest export experience were recognized:
- Rocio Castillo from Talavera Castillo
- Leonardo Rodriguez from Tequila Corralejo
- Francisco Cuadra Founding Partner and Chairman of the Board of Grupo Cuadra, and Edgar Carrillo, General Director of Grupo Cuadra
- On behalf of Javier Septien Prieto from the company Sephnos, Dr. Wilson Garcia received the award
- Ernesto Sandoval from Grupo Plasma Automation
With a participation in the event were Jose De La Garza, from purchases of RECARO, talking about the international opportunities for Guanajuato; and Ernesto Sandoval of Grupo Plasma Automation, representing the business community of Guanajuato.
“Congratulations to the vision that our Governor has, of bringing products from Guanajuato to the whole world. We arrived at COFOCE, looking for advice to export a complex machine to the United States and we did not know anything about it and I left COFOCE, not only with information, I was surprised by the interest and support, the step by step of how to do things. Today COFOCE goes out to look for opportunities and bring together groups of entrepreneurs with buyers”, said the Director of the Plasma Automation Group.
Also the COFOCE staff with a great career working in this organization were recognized:
- Carlos Alberto Martin del Campo, Maria Eugenia Chico Peralta, Gerardo Gabriel Magana Muniz and Juan Jose Rangel Gutierrez with more than 20 years in the organism.
Finally, this event closed with a message by the Governor of Guanajuato, who recognized the General Director of COFOCE, Luis Ernesto Rojas Avila, for his career of 24 years in this organization.
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