Speaker Biography
Ricardo Pedroza
Director Europe, PROCOLOMBIA Frankfurt
As EUROPEAN HUB DIRECTOR, Ricardo Pedroza is responsible for the promotion of non-traditional exports, international tourism and foreign investment in Colombia within the European Region with direct presence in France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Rusia, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
With an extensive experience in the IT sector, Pedroza joined PROCOLOMBIA in September 2017 and before his current responsibility, he worked in leading country and regional positions as North Latin-American Head for RedHat, Country Manager Vice President for Oracle and General Manager for Microsoft. He started his career at NCR. In addition, he has been member of several Boards of Directors for companies that invested in Colombia. Pedroza is fluent in English, German and Spanish and holds a BS in Civil Engineer from Universidad de los Andes, has a marketing specialization degree from the same university and has attended multiple management courses in Michigan University, Columbia Business School and Kellog School of Management.
https://procolombia.co/
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