Bunker manager leaves supply firm

Wed 20 Feb 2013, 14:24 GMT

Bunker manager leaves supply firm

Manager leaves company after almost six years.

Fernando Rouliez Roberts [pictured], bunker manager at Chilean supply firm Copec Marine Fuels, has confirmed that today is his last day at the company.

In an emailed message confirming his departure, Rouliez did not mention his future plans.

Rouliez commenced his role as Copec bunker manager in January 2010. Prior to this, he was mining manager at Copec between April 2007 and December 2009.

In addition to his role as bunker manager, Rouliez has also been working part-time as a teacher of marketing and logistics at DUOC UC - an institute funded by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - since July 2012.

Prior to joining Copec, Rouliez taught economics and marketing at Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, between January 2003 and December 2006.

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