Bartolomé Gamundi, born in the

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, is a businessman who was appointed by Governor

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as his last Secretary of the

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and president of the Commerce and Export Company of the government of

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and confirmed unanimously by the

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on June 30, 2008. Prior to obtaining a bachelor's degree in

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, Canada, he studied at the

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at Mayagüez. His master's degree is from the

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. A former general manager at Electro Biology Corp., and a former executive at

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, GE and Weston Instruments, Gamundi is a former president of the

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and of the

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. First as Chamber President and subsequently as Secretary of Economic Development, he was a member of the multi-sectorial committee that drafted Puerto Rico's Economic Development Law passed in June 2008. Gamundi serves as a business book reviewer for the Sunday business section of ''

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'', Puerto Rico's highest circulation daily newspaper.

Books

*''Nuevas Direcciones para Líderes y Organizaciones del Futuro'', July 2000 *''La sociedad del conocimiento. 10 estrategias para transformar el mundo empresarial''

Awards and recognitions

*President,

(resigned in midterm upon appointment to the Governor's cabinet) *Reach for Excellence Award, Electro-Biology Inc. *Boy Scouts of America, Exemplary Citizen Award, 1987 *Industrial Engineer of the Year, Puerto Rico Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1994 *Top 10 Businessmen, Caribbean Business newspaper, 1996 *Distinguished Alumni, Interamerican University, 1996 *Presidential Medal for Civic Merit, awarded by the President of the Dominican Republic, 2002 *Héctor Jiménez Juarbe Award, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, 2004

Sources

*congente.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=59

References

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