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Juan José Vidal Wood

Juan José Vidal Wood

Associate

Experience:

Mr. Vidal has advanced his professional career in the fields of international negotiations, international trade (including export and import), and foreign investments. He resided in China from 2004 to 2022, living in Wuhan and Shanghai, where he worked for private companies and for the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Prochile).

He worked for the Watts Group for approximately 10 years, overseeing their commercial office in Shanghai, which served the Chinese and other Asian markets. His duties involved creating commercial and distribution strategies across various markets and channels for brands including Calo, Loncoleche, and Watts.

From 2018 to 2022, he served as the commercial director of ProChile in Shanghai, where he also coordinated the organization’s offices in China. His main responsibility was to enhance and support international trade and business relations between Chilean and Chinese companies.

He has also served as International Consultant and Head of the North American Department at Prochile, overseeing the organization’s offices for the markets of Mexico, the United States and Canada.

 Education:

  • Lawyer
  • LLB from Universidad de Los Andes.
  • Executive MBA HEC Paris. France.

Languages:

  • Chinese-Mandarin, English, Spanish and French

Grantee of a scholarship from the People’s Republic of China to study Mandarin at Wuhan University in 2004.

Juan José Vidal Wood

Associate

Experience:

Mr. Vidal has advanced his professional career in the fields of international negotiations, international trade (including export and import), and foreign investments. He resided in China from 2004 to 2022, living in Wuhan and Shanghai, where he worked for private companies and for the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Prochile).

He worked for the Watts Group for approximately 10 years, overseeing their commercial office in Shanghai, which served the Chinese and other Asian markets. His duties involved creating commercial and distribution strategies across various markets and channels for brands including Calo, Loncoleche, and Watts.

From 2018 to 2022, he served as the commercial director of ProChile in Shanghai, where he also coordinated the organization’s offices in China. His main responsibility was to enhance and support international trade and business relations between Chilean and Chinese companies.

He has also served as International Consultant and Head of the North American Department at Prochile, overseeing the organization’s offices for the markets of Mexico, the United States and Canada.

 Education:

  • Lawyer
  • LLB from Universidad de Los Andes.
  • Executive MBA HEC Paris. France.

Languages:

  • Chinese-Mandarin, English, Spanish and French

Grantee of a scholarship from the People’s Republic of China to study Mandarin at Wuhan University in 2004.