After the departure of Miguel Elizalde last January as executive president of the National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor Producers (ANPACT) , the Board of Directors of this association announced the director who will be in this position.
“After an extensive selection and analysis process, the ANPACT Board of Directors appointed Rogelio Arzate as the new executive president of this association that represents the 15 market-leading brands and producers of heavy vehicles and their engines established in Mexico,” highlighted the organization’s statement.
Rogelio Arzate has more than 25 years of experience in the sector and extensive experience in trade negotiations and public policy development. His official entry into ANPACT will begin next July 1.
“The automotive industry established in Mexico is a world leader in the export and production of heavy vehicles, a leadership that we will continue to promote during my term as president of the association. The companies that make up the association invest, innovate and develop cutting-edge vehicles that are productive assets for all economic sectors of the country. In this sense, we will continue the efforts and work of institutional relations to promote safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly mobility,” said Rogelio Arzate, new executive president of ANPACT.
In his professional career, Arzate served as executive director of Government Relations and Institutional Affairs at General Motors (GM) of Mexico, he was responsible for leading and managing institutional relations with chambers and associations both nationally and in North America, along with who intervened and lobbied in legislative processes in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic.
The now executive president of ANPACT began his professional career in 1997 in the GM manufacturing area, where he worked in different positions and areas, including: Strategic Planning and Vehicle Development, Marketing and in an international assignment in GM Daewoo (South Korea). Later, Rogelio held the position of Director of Regulations and Commerce, where he had the opportunity to participate and work in the renegotiation of the T-MEC.
Arzate is an Industrial Engineer from Tecnológico de Monterrey, he has a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, issued by the University of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and a diploma in Foreign Trade from the Universidad Iberoamericana.
In his role as executive president of ANPACT, Rogelio Arzate will have the responsibility of representing the associated brands in public affairs, union issues of foreign trade and customs operations, internal market, legislative, regulatory and technical issues related to the industry, as well as collaborate and build bridges of dialogue with authorities for the benefit of the industry and society.
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