11/12/2024
CITP Spotlight: Daiana Leandro – Customer Success Specialist, Ocean Sonics Ltd.
With a strong desire to travel and learn, Daiana Leandro moved to the U.S. from Brazil in 2013 as part of a one-year exchange program….
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Browse the bios of some of our elite Certified International Trade Professionals (CITPs). See an opportunity for business collaboration? Get in touch, get connected, get trading!
13/11/2024
CITP Spotlight: Manpreet Kaur – Trade Credit Insurance Underwriter, Intact
Manpreet Kaur’s career in international business brought her from marketing vehicles like tractors and cars to managing risk in international trade financing. When her career…
23/10/2024
CITP Spotlight: Michael Whitmarsh, MBA – President & CEO, Block 4 Oilfield, LLC
Michael Whitmarsh has built an impressive career in international trade, with a focus on supply chain management, corporate development, and global expansion. His journey, driven…
17/09/2024
CITP Spotlight: Meetali Kashyap – Market Advisor, Enterprise Ireland
Meetali’s career in international trade began in 2015 when she transitioned from a global consulting firm in the private sector to the UK’s Department for…
08/05/2024
CITP Spotlight: Leah Sanford – Principal & Co-Owner, Kelford Inc.
Leah Sanford has a long-time passion for marketing. She enjoyed her corporate marketing role before taking the leap into entrepreneurship. She now helps other entrepreneurs…
03/08/2022
CITP Spotlight: Tulio Conejeros – President, TBST Global, Inc.
Tulio was inspired to pursue a career in international business after exploring Chile and other parts of South America on a personal journey. Today he helps connect Canadian businesses to opportunities worldwide. After 20 years of intense international work, the CITP designation has given Tulio a sense of validation and pride in his work.
12/07/2022
CITP Spotlight: Calvin Xiao – Founder, Calatystx Co.
Calvin’s professional journey has been anything but linear. From working his way up in China and securing a job at the world-renowned agency Ogilvy, to immigrating to Canada and having to start back at the bottom, to then start his own consulting firm.
14/06/2022
CITP Spotlight: Julien Rosan – Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada
Born and raised in Paris, Julien Rosan, CITP had two passions while growing up—traveling and playing Monopoly—both inseparably linked to the intriguing world of international trade. Little did he know then that his fascinations would soon transform into an exciting career that would take him across the world.
01/04/2022
CITP Spotlight: Roberto Tiradentes de Lima, Project Services Office, Global Affairs Canada
Roberto de Lima CITP has worked with an impressive array of global organizations on projects and policy affecting nations worldwide. This is his career spotlight.
23/03/2022
CITP Spotlight: Gaukhar Kydrykhanova, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada in Kazakhstan
Gaukhar Kydrykhanova’s fascination with international trade began when, as a thirteen-year-old, she developed an interest in the problems caused by illicit cross-border trade. This spurred…