Virginia Garavaglia

Virginia Garavaglia is a FMCG market research expert with 14 years’ experience in global consumer and shopper trends. She has worked for market research and insight specialists across Latin America, Asia and Europe.

Virginia joined Kantar Vietnam in 2005 as head of the client service team. In 2008, Virginia moved to Latin America to lead the marketing operations in the region. Since then, she has relocated to Barcelona, Spain. Virginia now leads global projects and thought leadership across the Latam.

Her career started at CCR in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before she moved to Carrefour in 2002 as Project Leader for the retailer’s purchasing division.

Virginia is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

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