Speakers

Paul St. Amour Job Title: Vice President, Latin America Company Name: E.J. Krause & Associates, Inc. Summit   Attendance! Attendance! Attendance! Paul St. Amour has been involved in the trade show industry for over 15 years in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Currently, he is Director General of E.J. Krause de Mexico, where he is responsible for the 60-person subsidiary of E.J. Krause and Associates. E.J. Krause Mexico is the largest trade show organizer in Mexico and organizes annually 10 trade shows and conferences. His current portfolio includes a mixture of EJK-owned shows as well as several JVs with other leading trade show organizers, including Reed Exhibitions and Hanley Wood Exhibitions. Their properties include; EXPO COMM MEXICO, World of Concrete Mexico, Alimentaria Mexico, Expo Manufactura and Enviro Pro Mexico. This year, EJK Mexico also took over the management of Expo Pack, owned by PMMI and Plastimagen.   Prior to joining E.J. Krause, Paul was a member of the Canadian Foreign Service and served 5 years in Ottawa and the Canadian Embassy in Mexico where he was responsible for several areas of business. He also organized two Canada Expos during his term at the Embassy.   Paul is an active member of Amprofec (Mexico’s IAEM) and served as a past Vice President of the Organizers Section. He is also involved in IAEM and SISO and has participated at several of their events in the US. He has also been on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico.   Paul has lived in Mexico for over 15 years and is fluent in Spanish and French, as well as English.