Mexico. The National Auto Parts Industry (INA) announces the appointment of Gabriel Padilla Maya as the new general director of the institution, a decision supported by the Operations Committee of said organization.
Gabriel Padilla has more than 25 years of experience in the promotion of business, foreign trade and investment, both in the public sector and in the private sector. His career includes strategic roles in exporting companies and management of business organizations.
In the public sector, Gabriel Padilla worked in key institutions such as ProMéxico, where he was head of the Investment Promotion and International Business unit; and at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), where he served as general coordinator of Trade Promotion and Export Promotion. He was also coordinator of advisors at SAGARPA; general coordinator of Advisors in the Ministry of Economy; and Federal Delegate of the Ministry of Economy in the state of Morelos, which has allowed him to forge a solid network of links with the public sector. He also founded the company Trade Front Advisors LLC, specialized in business internationalization strategies.
The newly appointed director general of INA has a degree in International Relations from the Universidad Iberoamericana. He has three master's degrees: in Economics and Government from the Anahuac University of Mexico City; in Digital Marketing and Electronic Commerce from the OBS University and the University of Barcelona, Spain, and in International Trade from the Institute of Higher Studies of International Trade in Mexico City.
Padilla Maya's experience in foreign trade and international business will be essential to promote the INA's innovation, sustainability and competitiveness agenda in an increasingly demanding industrial environment. With this appointment, the INA reaffirms its commitment to promote Mexico as a benchmark in the auto parts industry in the global arena.
