Charles Duque is a highly skilled and accomplished professional in the Specialty Food Industry, with over 25 years of experience in management, marketing, brand building, and new business development. With a multifaceted background in consulting, branding, strategy, client management, and international communications, Charles has consistently demonstrated his ability to optimize growth and expand to new channels. A creative and innovative entrepreneur, Charles possesses exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, which enable him to develop and implement marketing initiatives that drive traffic, conversion rates, and partnerships to achieve growth-driven objectives.

As Managing Director, Americas at CNIEL, Charles is accountable for executing multifaceted communication campaigns and promoting EU information and promotion programs in third countries. His regulatory knowledge and customer relationship skills make him perfect for import/export, government, distribution, retail, B2B, and B2C business models. He is proficient in specialty foods such as gourmet, cheese, chocolate, candy, and pairings, and is excellent in event planning, PR, and presenter. Charles is a multilingual professional fluent in EN, ES, FR, PT languages, and is interested in foreign language abilities, identifying suitable customers and producers, pop-up stores, and social networking.