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Named “Most Influential Business Leader of the Year” by Derecho y Negocios Magazine in 2019, with a BS in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s in Science of Management, Rodrigo Leads Grupo TERMO, leaders in Sustainable Circular Innovation in Flexible Packaging and a Plastic Recycling. Based out of El Salvador Central America, the group has 2,000 associates in 7 countries, with operations in Central and North America and South-East Asia.
Grupo TERMO has been awarded “Largest Plastics Industry” Exporter for five consecutive years 19, 18, 17, 16 and 15) by the Industrial Association of El Salvador (ASI); in 2019 the National Corporation of Exporters (COEXPORT) named them “National Exporter of the Year©”, in 2018 the Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce awarded the country’s most prestigious award for the private sector “La Palma de Oro©” for their contribution to the countries development, on 2019 Great Place Work raked TERMO as #13 Great Place to Work© in Central America (for companies of over 1,000 employees), The Enterprise Foundation for Social Development (FUNDEMAS) has awarded the National Price Marca Positiva© on the Environmental Category in 2018 and 2016 among other international recognitions.
Grupo TERMO has become the largest plastic recycler in Central America, recycling 33 million pounds on 2018 and is targeting 39 million pounds on 2019, transforming traditional industries and creating new ones around the Upcycling of Plastics and the development of Circular Economy Enterprises. They were the first Central American company to Sign the United Nations and Ellen Macarthur’s New Plastic Economy Declaration in 2018, setting very aggressive sustainability goals, including becoming the first Central American Company in the Packaging Sector to be Carbon Positive, Zero Waste to Landfill and to transform 60%+ of its consumption to circular economy post-consumer recycled content by 2020. Grupo TERMO has developed an internal Venture Lab to Explore Open Innovation with Entrepreneurs from around the World in order to create Triple Impact Enterprises that have global scalability.
Rodrigo enjoys traveling, meeting people and learning about their traditions, while trying all sorts of food! A perfect combination that allows for business and pleasure trips to be more enjoyable… He has traveled the Americas, Europe and Asia, understanding global stakeholder’s sustainability needs and potential solutions. He enjoys learning about other cultures, their customs and traditions and how Flexible Packaging, Recycling, Sustainable Development and Circular Innovation play a crucial role in the evolution of society.
Rodrigo is an active member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) and of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), he participates in Academic and Business Board of Governors and is Co-Creator of @ALMAWEAVING, an Entrepreneurial Venture that supports young women and men at risk in their University Studies, while creating and selling sustainable fashion items.
Rodrigo lives in El Salvador, Central America and is happily married, has 3 wonderful boys, who he loves spending quality time with. Some of his favorite hobbies are traveling, reading, exercise and spending the weekends on outdoor activities with family and friends.
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