28/01/2022
CITP Spotlight: Swaran Singh, Operations Manager, FedEx Ground
Swaran Singh began his career in international trade while transitioning career paths. Coming from a French-speaking province with an IT background, he was finding it…
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12/01/2022
CITP Spotlight: Jade Lee, Regional Sales Manager (S.E.A. and Pacific Islands) at BRF
Jade Lee began her career in international trade when she joined BRF, the largest poultry exporter in the world in 2015. “I first started with…
06/01/2022
FITT completes six-month pilot of virtual global mentorship program
As FITT’s pilot mentorship program reached a successful culmination in November 2021, we bring you the thoughts and reactions of the participants and the planning team on the experience and its impact on their personal and professional lives.
15/12/2021
CITP Spotlight: Emmanuel Asafo Adjei, Owner of E.A.T. Tigernuts Co.
Emmanuel Asafo Adjei’s career in international trade has been an evolution. After earning a post-graduate degree in International Business from Fanshawe College, he worked for…
08/12/2021
CITP Spotlight: Laura Pixley, Senior Trade Officer—Food and Drink for the UK Department for International Trade
Laura Pixley always knew she wanted a career in international business. Based on her lifelong passion for travel and trade, she enrolled in the Bachelor…
10/11/2021
CITP Spotlight: Maxime Anselme Laleye, Export Trade Specialist
As far back as he can remember, Maxime Anselme Laleye had envisioned a career in international trade. Initially, his goal was to sell manufactured agricultural…
20/10/2021
CITP Spotlight: Subha Sundarajan, Trade Commissioner at Global Affairs Canada
It was a short-term summer job way back in 1993 that introduced Subha Sundarajan to the fascinating world of international trade. To gain some work…
08/09/2021
CITP Spotlight: Colleen Sutton, Program Manager at Core training for Trade Commissioners Workshop
Colleen’s Spanish language skills are what spurred her into an international trade career. She had just returned from working in Uruguay on a Master’s curriculum program…
24/08/2021
CITP Spotlight: Pavan Kulkarni, Manager Supply Chain and Operations
Pavan Kulkarni’s journey into international trade began as a pharmaceutical graduate. He was working in the Pharma domestic market in India from 2006 until 2013…
24/08/2021
How to weather-proof your business: CITPs weigh-in with Startup Canada
Warren Buffet famously said: “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” For businesses who have been operating over the tumultuous past year and a…