Latin America plays an important role in retailer Gap’s global sourcing strategy and has the opportunity to expand due, in part, to its proximity to the U.S. market. With stores located all over the world, “a global sourcing strategy is essential,” Mark D’Sa, a Gap Senior Director of Sourcing and Production, told participants at WorldCity’s Trade Connections event in Miami Dec. 16. He was joined on the panel by Jonathan Bales, representing Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, who oversees the German logistics company’s cruise industry business, and WorldCity President Ken Roberts. Trade… Read More
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Shaffer will be one of four speakers at WorldCity's Global Connections event focused on health care
Penny Shaffer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Market President, South Florida
Penny Shaffer, Market President, South Florida, of Blue Cross Blue Shield, and a veteran of multinationals working in Latin America, will be one of four panelists at WorldCity’s next Global Connections event, Sept. 28.
The focus of the event will be health care in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will also feature Jim Hogan, vice president, Latin America for Medtronic; Carlos Alonso, president, Latin America, Baxter Export; and Al Merritt, founder, MD International.
Before joining Blue Cross in 2006, Shaffer served as AT&T’s Vice President of Global Services for the Americas region, which included Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. Throughout her 26 years at AT&T, Penny held various positions including responsibilities in sales, service, quality management and global operations. Internationally, she has lived and worked in Dublin, Madrid, and Mexico City.
Global Connections is an event series for South Florida’s multinational community. It is sponsored by Florida International’s Chapman Graduate School of Business and Discovery Networks, U.S. Hispanic and Latin America.
Global Connections events are held 10 times per year, from 8-9:30 a.m., at the Hotel Sofitel. For more information, contact Tak Takasu, WorldCity’s director of Community, at ttakasu@worldcityweb.com.
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