Altima International Group
was founded in June 2011 to
provide world class service
safely for the customers,
suppliers and associates.
Altima firmly believes that
all three are equally
important to meet its goals
of being the premier
corporate partner to each.
Altima’s founders are JP
Espinosa and Jorge Abreu
each has a different
business expertise that
symbiotically meshes in
their knowledge of chemicals
and the premise of being
safe, offering great
service, making some profits
and having fun while
accomplishing each.
JP has over 20 years of
experience in the import and
export business. His
experience is in safely
offering excellent service
to the customers and Market
Expansion Services for the
suppliers in the chemical
and equipment industry. He
was Vice President of Sales
at his previous employer and
helped them double their
sales, increase
profitability and expand
their market during his
tenure at the company.
His affinity for safety and
service is born in the
Bachelor of Science in
Hospitality Management
acquired from Florida
International University
that stressed both in the
hotel and restaurant sector.
He immediately knew he would
be successful in the
chemical distribution
business when during a
training exercise, he was
asked by the chemist to
scale up a paint formula and
it was exactly the same as
the scale up of a recipe in
the restaurant kitchen. Each
chemical has a function in a
formula, as each ingredient
does in a recipe. Even
though he did not pursue his
studies as a career he
enjoys cooking for his wife,
family and friends. His
pursuits are family,
cooking, world travel,
fishing, pets and having
fun.
Jorge has been working in
the agricultural industry
for over 20 years. He has
grown his family nursery
operation from 5 acres to 16
acres of production while
expanding their clientele,
market and product line.
Prior to joining the family
business, he was in
veterinary pharmaceutical
sales managing over 200
clients in South Florida,
Europe and Latin America. To
increase sales and
profitability he educated
the staff at the client’s
clinics and hospitals on
product attributes to
promote specialty valued
added products.
After receiving a Bachelor
of Science in Animal Biology
and one in Environmental
Horticulture from the
University of Florida, he
decided to expand his
knowledge by obtaining a
Master in Business
Administration from Florida
International University. He
participated in the
Wedgworth Leadership
Institute to build
relationships and discuss
issues in the agricultural
community. As a stakeholder
in the agricultural sector
and the University of
Florida, he continues to
discuss issues related to
the industry in local, state
and federal government. As
part of his continuing
education he has travelled
to Argentina, Brazil, China,
Costa Rica, Germany, Holland
and India. He enjoys
spending time with his
family, camping, traveling
and boating. He has begun
training to participate in
triathlons.
JP, Jorge and Altima look
forward to building
long-term relationships with
all of the people whom they
may cross paths.
Altima International Group
strives to be recognized in
the industry and community
as an innovative company
that offers the best service
and profitability safely for
the customer and supplier by
harnessing technology,
increasing efficiency and
optimizing costs.
Altima International Group’s
vision is to be a leader in
our industry providing world
class service safely and
efficiently.
Altima International Group
prides itself in being an
ethical, transparent, loyal
and long-term relationship
company with its associates,
customers and suppliers.
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