May 6, 2008

MINISTER PUPATELLO OFFICIALLY OPENS INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CENTRE IN MEXICO CITY AND MEETS WITH MEXICAN EXECUTIVES

Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sandra Pupatello (centre) cuts the ribbon at the official opening of Ontario’s International Marketing Centre (IMC) in Mexico City, May 6, 2008. Standing to the left of the Minister are Gabriela Esquinca, Ontario’s International Trade Consultant in Mexico; Javier Lopez, Ontario’s Senior Economic Officer at the IMC in Mexico City; and at the far left, Flavio Volpe, Chief of Staff to the Minister. On the Minister’s right are Fareed Amin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade; Diana Cortes, Commercial and Administrative Officer at Ontario’s IMC in Mexico City; and on the far right, John Monahan, Director of Ontario’s International Representation and Research Branch.

Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sandra Pupatello (third from left) meets with executives of Grupo Mexico during a corporate call in Mexico City, Tuesday,
May 6. To the Minister’s left are Javier Lopez, Senior Economic Officer at Ontario’s International Marketing Centre in Mexico City; Fareed Amin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Flavio Volpe, Chief of Staff to the Minister, and on the extreme left, John Monahan, Director of International Representation and Research Branch for the ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Standing to the immediate right of Minister Pupatello is Xavier Garcia de Quevedo, Executive President of Minera Mexico and also the current President of Mexico's leading mining chamber, La Camara Minera.

Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sandra Pupatello (centre), meets with business executives during a corporate call to Grupo Mexico in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 6.