WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-Mexico Economic Council (USMXECO) is pleased to welcome Ivan Van der Walt, Chief Executive Officer of Mexico Pacific, as Chair of the USMXECO and Co-Chair of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue. He succeeds former Chair Pat Ottensmeyer, a prominent North American rail industry executive who had served as President and CEO of Kansas City Southern from 2015 until the completion of the merger creating Canadian Pacific Kansas City in 2023. In his role as Chair of the USMXECO, Van der Walt will preside over the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue, alongside the Mexican Co-Chair, Guillermo Vogel, Vice Chairman of the Board of Tenaris. Van der Walt is joined by USMXECO Vice Chair Pat D’Eramo, CEO of Martinrea International, a recognized leader in the automotive industry. In 2013, the Chamber and the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE) initiated the CEO Dialogue, serving as the business counterpart to the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED). Thi