Lorenzo Elizalde

Lorenzo Elizalde has a comprehensive work experience that spans over several years. Lorenzo currently serves as the Marketing and Trade Director at the U.S. Meat Export Federation, where they oversee the development and coordination of marketing strategies and programs in Mexico. Prior to this role, they held the position of Trade Manager at the U.S. Meat Export Federation, where they implemented marketing activities to increase exports of U.S. red meat to Mexico.

Before joining the U.S. Meat Export Federation, Lorenzo worked as a Sales Account Manager at Wiechman Pig Company and as a Sales Director at Carnes Superfinas SA de CV. At Carnes Superfinas, they were responsible for buying and selling meat products, managing logistics, and developing new business opportunities.

Earlier in their career, Lorenzo gained experience at Maple Leaf Global Foods as a Trader and Account Manager, trading commodities and selling value-added meat products. At RYC Alimentos, they worked as a Trader and later as a Sales Executive, where they traded commodities and oversaw the purchasing of meat products for wholesale and further processing.

Lorenzo's diverse background also includes a role as a Territory Manager at Monsanto, where they designed and executed marketing plans and promoted herbicides. In this role, they also negotiated objectives and sales with regional distributors.

Overall, Lorenzo Elizalde has demonstrated expertise in various roles within the meat export, sales, and trading industries, consistently contributing to the growth and success of the organizations they have worked for.

Lorenzo Elizalde holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and Marketing, which they obtained from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. Lorenzo pursued their Master's degree from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Northeastern Illinois University from 1991 to 1995. Their field of study during their undergraduate years was Economics and International Business. Lorenzo also has a degree in Ing. Agronomo from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, which they earned from 1985 to 1989. This degree focused on Agriculture economics. Additionally, Lorenzo Elizalde obtained a certification in "Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship" from Coursera in August 2014.