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Martin Desmaras
Martin has 30 years of experience in international markets, having operated in Canada, USA, Germany, Brazil, Singapore, and Taiwan in the petrochemical, plastics, consumer goods, textile, paper, hospitality, auto parts, and logistics industries.
He is currently partner with CrossBridge, Canadian company focusing on internationalization of firms, lecturer at the Helsinki School of Business, and mentor for EU executive and startup programs.
Desmaras’s role with GIC is four-fold: CEO GIC Global (except LATAM), strategic planning, opening inter-national markets, and the setting up and manage-ment of the ASEAN, Europe, and USMCA business and innovation centers.
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