PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Edward L. Fereira as the new executive director of the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (Citem).
Prior to his entry to government service, particularly in promoting the country’s trade industry, Fereira worked in various fields, including science, business management, marketing and diplomacy.
He was the first honorary consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Philippines from 2004 to 2011. He was designated as special envoy to the said country in 2018.
During his private sector stint, he was a former president of the Management Association of the Philippines. The country’s biggest business and management organization composed of top business luminaries became his springboard to diplomacy, as he led and chaired different private and government trade missions to various countries.
His government career includes leadership roles at the National Development Corp., Philippine International Trading Corp., First Cavite Industrial Estate, Manila Gas, and LandBank Realty Development Corp., among others.
Recently Fereira took his oath of office before Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual at the Department of Trade and Industry headquarters.