Philippines – Fourth Friday

The Valparaiso International Center presents

FOURTH FRIDAY

WITH

EDUARDO GIMENEZ

Philippines

Friday, January 24, 2020

7 pm

at 

MONTAGUE/URSCHEL GALLERY OF THE PORTER COUNTY MUSEUM

Eduardo Gimenez is a Philippine-American, born during the Japanese occupation in 1942.  He’s one of 12 siblings who were all born, raised and educated in the Philippines.  His father was a medical doctor who created the Pediatrics Department at St. Luke’s Hospital in Manila.

Eduardo has been in international business throughout his long career, spanning the decades from the nineteen-sixties through today, totaling more than 50 years in the international field. His business activities have taken him to more than 500 cities in more than 70 countries.  Eduardo speaks three languages with full fluency and one with partial fluency. 

When Eduardo first came to the USA in 1970, he started his career in San Francisco followed by seven years in Connecticut.  He’s lived in Valparaiso since 1985 and his life experiences involve setting up and directing multiple sales and manufacturing structures all over the world ranging from wood and food processing plants to manufactured industrial products like ball and roller bearings, fluid power, roller and industrial chains.

Eduardo is married to, Marie, his wife of more than 49 years and has two children (Rebecca and Martin) and two grandchildren (Pepper and Elliot).