Marta Angulo, one of the three founding members, began her professional voyage more than 22 years ago, working in international food trade. From there she moved on to an important position in the international promotion of Spanish gastronomy and gourmet products at ICEX, the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade. After extensive experience designing and implementing export strategies for food companies and producers, as well as creating and organizing promotional and advertising campaigns and PR activities, Marta became an independent worker in 2000, founding the groundbreaking project, A Taste of Spain. She currently combines this activity with specialized consulting for the Spanish Food Sector, in the fields of Foreign Trade and International Marketing.
Anne Marie Aznarez, another founding member, started working in the Spanish food sector in 1976. For almost fifteen years, she was responsible for International Relations at Alimentaria, one of the world’s most important food shows. Later she headed the Export Department of a major Spanish food federation, developing promotional activities and organizing pavilions for international shows around the world. Since 2000, she is fully dedicated to A Taste of Spain, and especially involved in projects related with Catalonia.
Fátima Silóniz, the third founding member, started her international career in Sydney and New York, where she graduated in Marketing and worked in market research and trade marketing. Back in Spain, Fátima worked for twelve years in the international promotion of Spanish food products and the organization of public relations campaigns and culinary events for the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade. Since 2006, she combines her dedication to A Taste of Spain with food consulting projects of various kinds.
Nines Gámiz was born in Chile and raised in the U.S. while maintaining her Spanish roots, which made travel a way of life for her. As a bilingual speaker of Spanish and English, her career set off in the world of Public Relations and Translation, but eventually found its way to the Spanish Food sector. For five years, she was responsible for exports at one of the pioneer companies in gourmet Spanish olive oils. In 2003, she decided to go independent and began collaborating in consulting and travel projects with A Taste of Spain.
Miguel Ullibarri is the latest member to join our team. He is a Food Marketing specialist and has become a key reference in the world of Ibérico Ham. As General Manager of the Real Ibérico Consortium for seven years, he was responsible for positioning Ibérico Ham in the international gourmet arena, in close contact with the leading producers, as well as specialized media and distribution. Miguel has lived in Australia and the U.S., and in the 90’s he occupied prominent positions in the Marketing Departments of multinational companies such as Mars and Kellogg’s.
