Paul M. Karon

Paul is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in manufacturing in Mexico both as an owner and management executive in the maquila industry. Before founding the Entrada Group in 2002, he was the US shareholder and CEO of one of the largest shelter companies in the country. Before he chose Zacatecas as the site for Entrada’s first manufacturing park, Paul spent one year looking at and evaluating myriad sites in central and northern Mexico that could significantly improve the competitiveness of Entrada’s future clients. In 2003, Entrada forged a strategic relationship with Gilbarco-Veeder-Root, a Danaher company, and has continued to experience steady growth. Today, with the support of its clients and the municipal and state governments, Entrada has grown to be a major employer in Zacatecas and Celaya. Paul is bilingual and bicultural, a member of the Arizona Bar Association and a founding board member of the National Law Center for Inter-American trade.