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| Speaker's Profile |
| Name: |
WILSON F. HUNT JR. |
| Title: |
President |
| Company: |
Wilson Hunt International, Ltd. DBA Champro Sports Equipment |
| Industry: |
Apparell |
| Profile |
Biographical Information:
Married with three children
Resides in suburban Chicago IL
B.A. in Economics from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
President, Wilson Hunt International, Ltd. DBA Champro Sports Equipment
3600 Jarvis Ave. Skokie, IL. 60076
· WHI, LTD is manufacturer and distributor of team sports equipment and athletic apparel.
· In 2000 Wilson Hunt International established Garment Express, a joint venture factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to manufacture athletic uniforms and apparel. Garment Express was the first factory in Ethiopia to take advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.
· In May 2001, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neal and Bono of the musical group U2 visited the Garment Express factory on their fact finding tour of Africa and pronounced it “a good example of the benefits that trade and investment can bring to Africa”.
Chairman, Ethio-American Trade and Investment Council (EATIC)
· EATIC’s objective is to promote U.S. investment in Ethiopia and promote trade between the U.S. and Ethiopia.
· EATIC has organized two trade delegations to Ethiopia and one reverse mission of Ethiopian businessmen to the U.S.
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