Merlyn Casanova Loor
Executive Director, ANECACAO
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Executive Director of ANECACAO, where she leads initiatives to strengthen and position Ecuadorian cocoa both domestically and internationally. She is also Vice President of the Advisory Board of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) and has over 15 years of experience in the business sector.
She has training in International Management, Administration, and Strategic Leadership, is a certified Independent Director, and actively participates in leadership, corporate governance, and international representation spaces. She is a mentor at WINCC Academy and currently serves as the Ambassador of Guayaquil 2025–2028.
Through ANECACAO, she has promoted projects like CHOKAO and the strategy “Ecuadorian Cocoa, naturally the best in the world,” aimed at strengthening the identity, coordination, and projection of the Ecuadorian cocoa sector.
