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Ricardo Cagigao Padin

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Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing Latam | Chief Commercial Officer at Dawn Foods Global
📍 Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico

Ricardo is a C-Suite commercial leader with 25 years of experience scaling B2B food ingredient businesses in Latin America for major companies like Dawn Foods, Bunge, and Cargill. An alumnus of Wharton and Cambridge, colleagues describe him as an insightful, authentic leader and a skillful negotiator with out-of-the-box thinking.

He recently completed a Senior Management Program at Cambridge, focusing on digital transformation and AI. His posts reveal a deep interest in how macro events, like geopolitical conflicts, affect food commodity markets and how businesses should strategically respond to industry consolidation.

Ricardo has a proven track record of dramatic business growth, having scaled one operation from MXN 340M to MXN 930M and multiplied anothers revenue from USD 115M to USD 350M.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing Latam | Chief Commercial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico
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AI & Org Transformation
Recently studied AI's impact on organizations at Cambridge, focusing on value creation through new roles rather than just job elimination.
Food Commodity Markets
He actively analyzes and posts about volatility in commodity markets, such as wheat, and the strategic implications for food processors.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing Latam | Chief Commercial Officer
Dawn Foods Global
8-2016 - 2-2024
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing Mexico
Dawn Foods Global
9-2015 - 7-2016
Commercial Director - Wheat Flour
Bunge
10-2014 - 8-2015
Director - Refined Oils and Vegetable Fats
Bunge
7-2012 - 9-2014
Commercial Director - Refined Oils and Vegetable Fats
Bunge
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Education
11-2025 - 6-2026
Senior Management Program
Cambridge Judge Business School
4-2026 - 5-2026
Digital Transformation: from strategy to execution
Cambridge Judge Business School
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