Dr. Edward Fereira, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Heeding the call of public service, Dr. Edward L. Fereira, Ph.D is committed to championing the export capabilities of the country. Appointed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Dr. Fereira leads the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the export trade promotion arm of the Department of Trade and Industry, (DTI), banking on his three decades of experience in science, business management, marketing, and diplomacy to run the country’s trade promotions. Throughout his illustrious career, Dr. Fereira has always been a trailblazer. He is the first Filipino to be given the opportunity to work on the Bio-Satellite project of the National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) during the Apollo 11 launching of the first man landing on the moon; the first Filipino to be cited as a lunar microbiologist for his contribution to the American Space program; and the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Philippines. In 2018, he was appointed as a Special Envoy of the President of the Philippines to the Republic of Kazakhstan.KEY PAST WORK EXPERIENCESA. PUBLIC SERVICE◾️President and General Manager, Land Bank Realty Development Corporation (LBRDC) Subsidiary of Land Bank of the Philippines◾️Assistant General Manager for Government’s New Projects Development, National Development Corporation (NDC) of the Department of Trade and Industry◾️Chairman of the Board and President, First Cavite Industrial Estate, Incorporated (F.C.I.E.) of the National Development Corporation (NDC)◾️Director, Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) of the Department of Trade and Industry◾️Director, Manila Gas Corporation (MGC)◾️Director, Philippine Phosphate Corporation◾️Executive Chairman, Inter-Agency Committee for Equalization of Opportunities, National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP), Office of the PresidentB. PRIVATE BUSINESSES◾️President and CEO, UTSCH-FEREIRA (PHILS) CORPORATION◾️President and CEO, FERYCOR INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.◾️Chairman of the Board and President, PHARMAFERE LABORATORIES, INC.◾️Chairman of the Board and President, PHARMARTEX, INCORPORATED◾️Chairman of the Board, CHEMOTREX INTERNATIONAL INC.◾️Vice Chairman, GROWTH LINK, INC.◾️Treasurer, E. KANDT KG (PHILS.)◾️Director, FUND CENTRUM FINANCING GROUPC. FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT ◾️The first Filipino and First Asian to work on the Bio-Satellite Project of the Apollo 11, National Aeronautic Space Administration (N.A.S.A.), U.S.A.