Lorena Valencia 2010 Positively Powerful Woman Entrepreneur
Lorena Valencia, President/CEO, Reliance Wire & Cable is selected
as this year’s Positively Powerful Woman Entrepreneur Award Recipient for her business success and leadership of nonprofit organizations especially The Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council. She is the GCMSDC Council MBEIC Chair and national MBE co-chair of the upcoming National MSDC Convention. Lorena’s motto is “Those who give, gather.” She sits on various committees dedicated to the advocacy of government affairs relating to minority business.
Under her leadership Reliance Wire & Cable was awarded TS-16149 and ISO 14001 registrations by Underwriters Laboratories proving that it meets the most rigorous International standards of quality. At every stage of their manufacturing process, intense emphasis is placed on proactive quality policies. To ensure the highest levels of quality, they have integrated advanced laser technologies directly into processes to verify that single inch of wire meets specifications and any UL, CSA, CRU, SCTE, GPT, TWP, AVS, Mil-Spec and OEM standards.
This award recipient is also President of Magin Corp, a corrugated carrier distribution company and Fizz Technologies, an IT company that delivers collaborative technical solutions. Lorena has grown her companies from complete start-ups to successful organizations that gross over $60 million dollars.
Although the main manufacturing facility is in Monterrey, Mexico, their network allows them the ability to manufacture products in over 200 locations around the world. Her companies have corporate offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and a satellite office in San Diego, California.
Lorena, an avid tennis player, reader and artist, is a first generation bi-lingual, Mexican-American. Born and raised in Chicago, she attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. www.reliancewire.com
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