Luis Fernando Méndez Dupont, Chief Operating Officer
Luis Fernando Méndez Dupont is a Biologist and Ecologist with more than 16 years of experience across multiple industry sectors (rendering, food processing, poultry, financial and oil) specialize in financial, commercial and administrative management. Internal quality auditor with emphasis on BPM and HACCP. Extensive knowledge in national and international purchases with 3,000,000 USD budgets; logistics; trading of futures in international markets (Chicago Board of Trade); risk management; supplier management; costs control including expenses and inventories.
Extensive background as a manager, excelling at developing talent, and building strong, cohesive teams.
General Manager for 9 years of one of the largest rendering plants in Colombia. He is on the Borard of Directors of the Latin American Association of Rendering Plants. Extensive experience in the purchase of commodities for feed plants.