Sean Gazitúa '04
Bio
Sean Gazitua is President & CEO of WTDC, a Miami-based logistics infrastructure company providing worldwide logistics, supply chain management, Foreign Trade Zone & U.S. Customs bonded warehousing, international and domestic transportation management, inventory control and fulfillment.
Mr. Gazitua is the third generation of family ownership at WTDC, a business founded by his grandfather, uncle, and father in 1977. Before ascending to President & CEO in 2017, Mr. Gazitua had 15 years of experience at the company and is well versed in every aspect of logistics. WTDC prepositions inventory in its Foreign Trade Zone for spirits manufacturers, electronics, renewable energy components and other high value commodities.
In 2021, WTDC received two Travel Retail Superstars Awards from duty free and travel retail publisher The Moodie Davitt Report. Team WTDC won the Star Team Americas: Logistics/ Warehouse Award and Mr. Gazitua won the Humanity, Leadership, & Inspiration Award. The 2021 Travel Retail Superstars Awards were the first edition of an annual awards for travel retail employees across airport, airline, downtown store and cruise sectors.
Mr. Gazitua is actively involved in the business and cultural development of the South Florida community. In November 2022, Mr. Gazitua was appointed to the Adrienne Arsht Center Trust (AACT) Board of Directors and confirmed by Miami-Dade County Commissioners and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Arsht Center is the preeminent hub for arts in Miami-Dade County, with a mission to engage and connect people from every corner of our community through artistic excellence and inspiring educational experiences. The board supports the Arsht Center through supervision, recruitment, and advocacy.
In August 2020, Mr. Gazitua was selected by Miami Today newspaper for inclusion in the Book of Leaders with an Achievers profile. He is a graduate of the School of International Business at Florida International University (FIU). Mr. Gazitua currently sits on the FIU Alumni Association Board of Directors as the Vice President and is now President elect, scheduled to take office in April 2024. He was recently appointed to FIU MS in Logistics Engineering (MSLE) Industry Advisory Board at the FIU College of Engineering and Computing.
Mr. Gazitua also serves as the Vice President for FIU’s Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni & Volunteer Corporation. He provides the social continuity necessary to ensure long-term success for these organizations. Mr. Gazitua is a frequent panelist for logistics, education, and community engagement forums. He was selected as a member of Leadership Miami, a community development extension of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) for executives. Mr. Gazitua is passionate in his support of Live Like Bella, a childhood cancer awareness foundation, His House, an organization dedicated to restoring the lives of children, and Angel Tree, a prison fellowship organization that strengthens the bonds between the incarcerated and their children. Since 2016, WTDC and Mr. Gazitua have supported the Bandhwari Women’s Project, an initiative by FIU’s International Business Honor Society to empower the women of Bandhwari, India, through a self-sustainable microenterprise.
In 2008 he married Emely Yanes Gazitua and they have two sons, Gavin Mateo and Logan Gabriel.