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César Hugo Escobedo
Senior VP of Operations Excellence
GST Autoleather de Mexico
Cesar Hugo Escobedo joined GST in September 2006 as Senior VP of Operations Excellence GST Autoleather de Mexico after the merger operation between GST Autoleather, Inc. and Cueros Industrializados del Bajío S.A. de C.V. (“CUINBA”). In January 2007 Mr. Escobedo was promoted to Senior VP of Operations Excellence and in his new role, he is responsible for all the daily operations of GST Autoleather de Mexico, including operations of three manufacturing facilities.
Prior to GST, Mr. Escobedo worked for CUINBA, where he held several senior management positions, most recently being Director of Planning and Strategic Projects. He was also the Director of General Electric Transportation Systems Mexico. Previous to that, Mr. Escobedo worked for the Mexican government holding several positions.
Mr. Escobedo obtained his degree as a Certified Public Accountant from the Escuela Bancaria y Comercial in Mexico. He has several studies in the Management field, including Executive MBA studies at the University of Quebec at Montreal and Innovation and Strategy techniques seminars at Harvard University. He also obtained a diploma degree from the United Nations and CECADE for his participation in a Planning and Economic Policies intensive program. Mr. Escobedo resides in Leon, Mexico. He enjoys baseball and is married with four children.