“My hallmark will be closeness and empathy,” Virginia Olalde said just a few days ago in an interview with T21, convinced that mobility is transformed through human relationships, active listening, and building bridges.
Today that hallmark is gaining strength again with a new chapter in her career: her appointment as President of the Transportation Commission of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) , a responsibility that adds to her recent arrival to the executive management of the National Chamber of Passenger and Tourism Transportation (Canapat) .
The announcement marks a significant moment for the transportation industry in Mexico , where formality, road safety and professionalization of the sector will be key pillars in its management.
Her recent work at Canapat is focused on strengthening ties with the network of delegates, listening to member companies, and building the strategic framework that will project the Chamber into the future, as she herself stated.
Now, from within the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin ), the scope of that vision expands. In his own words, he expressed that receiving this appointment is a “tremendous honor,” highlighting his gratitude to Alejandro Malagón, president of the Confederation; Eduardo Ramírez, secretary general; and Juan Porras, treasurer, for giving him a platform to continue building, through transportation, “a more competitive, safe, and connected Mexico.”
“It is an honor to represent Canapat in this role, which I am sure will boost our country, since the transportation sector – passenger and freight road transport, maritime, rail and air transport – is a strategic pillar for our country: it drives the economy, brings opportunities and strengthens the industries that make up Concamin,” she expressed on her social media.
He explained that he is taking on this challenge at Concamin with enthusiasm, commitment, and the conviction that, by working as a team, he will be able to “promote solutions that modernize mobility, strengthen national logistics, and increase Mexico’s competitiveness.”
Her recent career – from Canapat and now with this new assignment – confirms the confidence that the sector has placed in her leadership, a leadership that she herself clearly defines: closeness, empathy and building alliances to move forward without leaving anyone behind.
Having recently assumed the executive directorship of Canapat, Virginia Olalde now takes on a responsibility previously held by her predecessor. In May 2024, the Transportation Commission of Concamin was assigned to Elim Luviano Heredia, then the Chamber’s executive director, a position now held by Olalde.
His appointment thus represents institutional continuity within the organization and the permanent presence of Canapat in one of the Confederation’s strategic spaces.
Mexico is experiencing a key moment for mobility and industry, and the arrival of Virginia Olalde to the Concamin Transportation Commission reinforces this path towards a more coordinated and humane sector, as she constantly expresses in her messages.
And it is that same conviction that marks her new assignment, under a premise that she herself has defined: “promoting this safe, efficient, sustainable mobility”, a vision that is now also projected at an industrial level.
(Main image and gallery source: Concamin and Virginia Olalde’s LinkedIn profile)
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