Congratulations to IWEC Vice Chair, Carmen Castillo, for Feature in NMB, USA
Carmen has been featured in this prestigious publication of the National Minority Business Council on the state of US Hispanic businesses and the robust climate for the growth of these companies. Here is an excerpt from the article:
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SDI International Corp.
Founder and CEO Carmen Castillo
What makes SDI International a great company?
“From its founding in 1992, SDI has focused intensely on technology,” she said. “We realized that the world was going to become flat very quickly because of technology. Also from day one, it was designed to be a global company. We have locations all over the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa; Australia is next. The reason why Fortune 500 clients do business with us is that we provide scalable global procurement solutions that no otherminority- or woman-owned company can provide.”
Castillo founded SDI International in 1992 with a mission in mind — to leverage emerging technologies to rationalize business processes and deliver cost savings. Since then, she has grown the company to be one of America’s leading procurement and business-process outsourcing solutions providers. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, it specializes in procurement, sourcing and contract solutions,
along with fully automated managed services platforms that support labor, services and goods spend across industries on a global scale. More importantly, its integrator programs have been delivering sustainable value and hard-cost savings to its customers for 25 years.
Based on Castillo’s philosophy of “Build globally, but think locally,” SDI is consistently and strategically expanding its domestic and international footprint and offerings. This strategy has paid off, as over the years, it has grown to manage about $3 billion in annual spend. Its success has been recognized through numerous awards, including being named one of the fastest-growing Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States.
Read on…..2017 State of Hispanic Business by Pablo Schneider
