The US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has selected their two 2016 IWEC Foundation Awardees. Each will accept their awards at the IWEC Conference Gala on Tuesday November 8th in Brussels, Belgium. They will be joined by 40 other successful women business owners from 20 countries in accepting their awards.
Beatriz (Betty) Manetta, Argent Associates Inc & Ascocair LLC, www.argentassociates.com
Beatriz is CEO of Argent Associates Inc., a tech-centric systems integration firm and Asociar, a global firm delivering complete end-to-end supply chain optimization services and solutions. Ms. Manetta spent 20 years in Corporate America, primarily in the telecommunications industry, before launching Argent Associates Inc. in 1998. Ms. Manetta is a champion of ethnic minority, women and small businesses. She served on President George W. Bush’s President’s Export Council, where she advised on international trade matters and its impact on small, women and minority businesses. She has received numerous awards locally and nationally for her leadership and commitment to excellence.
Maria Thompson, Agile Sourcing Partners, www.agilesp.com
Maria is founder, President and CEO of Agile Sourcing Partners. Agile is a US based global supply chain management company with revenues over $220M and nearly 200 employees that focuses on providing procurement services, warehousing, staffing, freight and logistics for utility and infrastructure companies. Prior to founding Agile in 2006, Maria worked in various supply chain and purchasing roles nationally and globally where she leveraged her International MBA and project focus on supply chain. Maria is an active and supportive member of the diverse and small business supplier communities and entrepreneurism through her mentorship activities and technical development workshops for diverse and small businesses and for students.
Congratulations Betty and Maria!
