Participated in a trip to the Dominican Republic along with Ford's Emerging Markets group. This was the first emerging markets trip that included tier 1 suppliers, who could potentially look either for tier 2 sources or scout locations for possible future tier 1 plant locations. Particpants included:
- Myself
- Jenny Hu (Ford)
- Paul Prestel (Ford)
- Sam Thigpen (Summit Polymers - 269-377-5698 - sthigpen@summitpolymers.com)
- Chris Allison (Magna - 248-760-5685 - chris.allison@intier.com)
- Luis Barrio (Faurecia - 248-709-3075 - lbarrio@troy.faurecia.com)
- Jason Fahlbush (Faurecia - 248-765-0158 - jason.fahlbush@faurecia.com)
Hotel: El Embajador
This is a place built in the 1960s, and was the site where the Cuban hotel scenes were shot for the movie Godfather II. We did not get a chance to sit around the pool, however, since this trip was fairly packed with supplier visits, etc. My review of the hotels is that it is a nice place, but showing a few signs of its age.
First night included a dinner at Pat' e Palo restaurant, which was very good. Everyone gave enthusiastic thumbs up to the food and the atmosphere. This is in a very old building (housed the first tavern built in the new world - in 1505!) that sits across a square from the home built by Christopher Columbus's son.
Our hosts at dinner included Llc. Eddy Martinez Manzueta, Secretary of State for Commerce for the Dominican Republic. (Click here for an interview w/ Sr. Martinez about economic opporunities in the DR - our discussion went over several of these topics). Other hosts:
- Hector Rafael Gonzalez (rafael.gonzalez@cei-rd.gov.do)
- Cesar Jose (cesar.jose@cei-rd.gov.do)
Here is a picture of the team, after dinner, taken in Pat' e Palo. Sr Martinez is in the front, on the left of Jenny Hu from Ford (her left).
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