CEFSU’s Carlos Loaiza-Keel succeeds José Luis Donagaray as ASUTIL Secretary-General

SOUTH AMERICA. José Luis Donagaray is stepping down as Secretary-General of the South America Duty Free association ASUTIL. He will be succeeded by Carlos Loaiza-Keel, Secretary General of CEFSU, the Chamber of Uruguayan Free Shop Operators.

Jose Luis Donagaray (left) and Carlos Loaiza-Keel pictured during today’s online press conference

Revealing his departure during a press conference this afternoon, Donagaray, who has represented the trade body with much distinction for 22 years, also revealed that next year’s ASUTIL conference will be staged in Bogota, Colombia.

Carlos Loaiza-Keel speaking during this year’s ASUTIL conference in Buenos Aires

Donagaray said that his last official duty with ASUTIL will be at October’s TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes. There he will be accompanied by Loaiza-Keel, who is highly respected in the duty free industry and has been a regular speaking contributor at ASUTIL conferences.

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