Spotlight

Meet trade industry leaders doing the work to advance the profession — many through AAEI initiatives, programming, and committee involvement.

Member of the Week: Mark FeDuke

July 10, 2024 – For AAEI’s Member of the Week, the Association welcomes ArdoVLM to the AAEI family.  This week, AAEI features Mark FeDuke of ArdoVLM. Mark FeDuke is the Director of Risk Management & Regulatory Affairs at ArdoVLM, where he oversees North American trade compliance and regulatory affairs for the Ardo Group, a global...

Member of the Week: Florentina Eudeline

July 3, 2024 – AAEI recognizes members who lead the Association on key issues, initiatives, and projects. This week, we’re spotlighting Florentina Eudeline of General Mills. Florentina served as AAEI’s representative at the World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) meeting in Brussels last month. She provided recommendations on behalf of AAEI on...

Member of the Week: Mark Otterson

June 26, 2024 – For AAEI’s Member of the Week, the Association welcomes GPS Capital Markets, Inc. to the AAEI family. This week, AAEI features Mark Otterson of GPS Capital Markets. Mark is a foreign exchange risk advisor at GPS, which provides international financial solutions, specializing in foreign currency exchange, balance sheet hedging, currency risk...

Member of the Week: Laura Siegel Rabinowitz

June 19, 2024 – AAEI recognizes members who lead the Association on key issues, initiatives, and projects. This week, we’re spotlighting Laura Siegel Rabinowitz of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Laura has served as co-chair of AAEI’s Textiles Committee for more than 5 years, restarting the committee due to the rising compliance requirements associated with Forced Labor...

Trade Warrior: Amy Magnus

AAEI recognizes leaders of international trade, and on occasion, presents the Association’s highest honor, the AAEI Trade Warrior Award, to leaders whose work has benefited the entire trade industry. Today, AAEI gave this honor to Amy Magnus of A.N. Deringer. Amy is a nationally known Customs expert representing the customs broker community. She is Director...

Conference Speaker of the Week: Kari Finch

June 5, 2024 – AAEI’s 103rd Annual Conference and Expo in Fort Lauderdale, June 10-12, 2024, will focus on trade challenges facing importers and exporters and the strategies required to meet them. AAEI is featuring many of this year’s conference speakers. The spotlight this week is on Kari Finch of General Mills. Kari will moderate...