Ana Fernanda Romero Tirado

Experience

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  Secretaría de Desarrollo Social

  Feb 2008 - Mar 2009

  Analyst

  - Survey Analysis of Over 70, Agricultural workers, and Temporary Workers social programs.- Acitvity planining to comply with the recommendations of the external evaluations to the social programs.

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  Secretaría de Economía México

  Apr 2009 - Feb 2011

  Head of Department

  - Process and follow-up the observations of the Federal Commission for Regulatory Improvement on the requests to register, modify or removal of formalities in the Federal Registry of Formalities and Services (FRFS).- Follow up the Ministry of Economy commitments with the Public Administration Regulatory Improvement Program and Zero-base Project to ensure complicance.

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  Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (SAGARPA)

  Feb 2011 - Oct 2016

  Agricultural Specialist in Food Policy and International Trade

  - Contribute on the development of assesments of the agri-food sector by, country or group of countries, to provide a background for Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.- Provide working documents for FTA negotiation strategies through business intelligence of the agri-food and fisheries tariff.- Provide assessment of international trade policy and their implication to Mexico agri-food trade.- Represent SAGARPA on the Mexican Tomato Suspension Agreement working group that monitor compliance of the requirements of the United States Department of Commerce.- Technical Secretary of the G20 Agriculture Group during Mexico’s Presidency in 2012. Show less

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  Department for International Trade (DIT)

  Nov 2016 - Jun 2022

  - Lead the Food and Drink Team in Mexico and LATAC by coordinating regional strategies to increase UK exports of the sector to the region.- Lead and facilitate de market access negotiations between the UK and Mexico to tackle SPS measures that prevent UK export of animal origin products.- Lobby Jalisco chambers and clusters to position the UK as a preferred source of supply to increase the British content in their businesses.- Maintain an active engagement with High level State and local Government relationship to facilitate the implementation of the UK commercial, program and policy agenda. Show less - Lead the Food and Drink Team in Mexico and LATAC by coordinating regional strategies to increase UK exports of the sector to the region.- Lead the scoping of commercial opportunities in Jalisco by engaging with public and private stakeholders to develop projects to increase the UK offer in the state.- Coordinate assistance and guidance to UK companies in the food, drink, retail and Agri-tech sector export journey to Mexico.- Establish and nurture relationships with key stake holder in the food, drink, retail, agri-tech sector in Mexico and main industrial sectors in Jalisco.- Liaise with Mexico government agencies and provide strategic guidance to UK government to overcome market access issues related to animal products. Show less

  • Head of Trade and Investment Guadalajara/ Mexico and LATAC Food and Drink Sector Lead

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Senior Trade Officer/ Agri- tech and Food and Drink Sector Lead

    Nov 2016 - Jan 2019
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  Diageo

  Jul 2022 - now

  Government Relations for Mezcal and SOP Senior Manager