Gabriel Restrepo, area manager of Latin America Sales with ACIPCO International, a division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, was recently appointed to the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Restrepo will serve as a representative from the company and the water and wastewater segment of the U.S. environmental technology industry. His appointment will end Aug. 18, 2018.

The ETTAC provides recommendations on the development and administration of programs to expand the nation’s exports of environmental technologies, goods, services and products.

Restrepo has more than 31 years of experience in the ductile iron pipe industry. He joined AMERICAN in 1985 and has worked in the International Sales Division for almost 24 years. Restrepo is a graduate of Auburn University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Florida and a member of several industry associations including the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation.