At the gala, organized by Fedexpor, small and medium-sized companies were recognized, as well as entrepreneurs such as Isabel Noboa, CEO of Grupo Nobis
After a year in which it was not carried out, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the EXport Award, organized by the Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor), took place on the night of Thursday, November 25, at the Guayaquil Convention Center, where the most prominent companies and actors in the export sector were recognized at a gala, where the 45th anniversary of the union established in 1976 was also highlighted.
Alfredo Montoya, a Guayaquil councilor, representing Mayor Cynthia Viteri, presented a recognition for the 45 years of Fedexpor.
The first recognition of the night was for Agustín Jiménez, former president of Fedexpor in the period 1988 – 1991, who received a plaque and an award from the president of the Board of Fedexpor, Felipe Ribadeneira, for having contributed to the growth of the export sector of Ecuador.
PremioeXport returns to recognize the resilience of exporting companies in the face of the pandemic
Isabel Noboa Pontón, CEO of Grupo Nobis, was also decorated for her contribution to the arrival of DP World’s investment in the country with the Deep Waters Port of Posorja.
In addition, post-mortem decorations were extended to businessmen Juan José Villaseca, who died on September 24, and who was the leader of the Vilaseca Group; and to Carlos González Artigas-Díaz, who was executive president of La Fabril and passed away in April of last year.
Julio José Prado, Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, who was at the gala, assured that it is possible to make the changes that turn Ecuador into a different power in economic, productive and social terms, seeking that the center of development is investment, knowledge and innovation.
“We believe in exports, in trade openness and the value of agreements to change the posterity of countries and development models,” said Prado, who insisted that the government’s goal is to open 10 new trade agreements, and leave to Ecuador, in the next 3 and a half years, with a commercial opening of 80% covered in its exports, which today is only 40%.
He also highlighted that during the Ecuador Open for Business, which took place last week, around 600 private meetings were held in which $ 3.3 billion of investment promises were generated between private companies. In addition, he announced that work is being done to create an institutional framework in ProEcuador so that the Academy of Foreign Trade is constituted.
Meanwhile, Prado received from Ribadeneira the Strategic Export Plan of Fedexpor.
In turn, Ribadeneira highlighted the government’s vaccination plan and the support it had from the private sector, including the exporter.
For its part, Xavier Rosero, Executive Vice President of Fedexpor, highlighted the strength of the export sector and recognized the strength and resilience of exporting companies.
Thus it was that the award for the Great Exporter of Traditional goods went to Rey Banano del Pacífico (Reybanpac), while the second place went to Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila.
The non-traditional sector was recognized for the Technical and Commercial Fishing Company (Tecopesca) and second place for Fabrica de Envases (Fadesa).
Cotopaxi Agglomerates was recognized in the Medium category of goods exporting company and the second place went to Terrafertil. In the Small Goods Exporting Company category, the Vanderbilt Spring Factory and Carvagu were awarded first and second respectively.
While Logistics Unlimited (Logunsa) and DHL Express Ecuador were recognized in first and second place, respectively, as Export Service Provider Companies.
Meanwhile, special mentions were also given.
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The Mention Generation and maintenance of employment went to the Denmar company; the Leading Mention in diversification of destinations went to Umco and the Leading Mention in product diversification went to Delta – Delfini.
The Mention to Exporting Social Responsibility for Nestlé Ecuador, and the Mention to the Revelation Exporter 2021 fell on Nelly Moreno Peralta of the Proalgram company, which began its exports in 2018.
For this year, Fedexpor included several categories to highlight the development of companies during the pandemic. One of these was the Mention for Innovation in the face of COVID-19 for Austrofood, which stood out for implementing the largest number of innovation processes during the pandemic. Alimentos Superior (Alsuperior) won the Mention for Sustainable Internationalization for its handling of the circular economy.
While the Biosafety and Quality Standards Mention went to Semvra Veconsa, for its international certifications that support its production and reputation.
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