Negocios Now

NegociosNow NegociosNow www.negociosnow.com 12 Diciembre 2008 Chicago United E ight Latinos were honoree by Chicago United as part of its 2015 Business Lead- ers of Color publication amongst 50 exceptional minority profes- sionals who demonstrate superior business acumen and drive global competitiveness. In its ongoing mission to pro- mote multiracial leadership in business, this year Chicago United honorees include notable leaders from Chicago's Hispanic commu- nity including: Jose Armario, Cor- porate Executive Vice President – Global Supply Chain, McDonald's Corporation; Patricia Arredondo, Senior Advisor for Institutional Initiatives, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; Edgardo A. Navarro, President, McDonald's Latin America, McDonald's Corpo- ration; José R. Sánchez, President and CEO, Norwegian American Hospital; Rodrigo Alfonso Sierra, Chief Communications and Mar- keting Officer, American Medical Association; Lucino Sotelo, Chief Marketing Officer, BMO Harris Bank; Eduardo Tobon, President, Diners Club International and Richard Gonzalez, Chairman of the Board and CEO, AbbVie. Released every two years since 2003, the BLC publication aims to introduce its featured executives to Fortune 1,000 corporations seeking to increase diversity on their boards of directors. "Chicago United is proud to have showcased nearly 320 board- ready candidates biennially over the last 12 years," said Gloria Cas- tillo, president and CEO of Chi- cago United. "These men and women have rendered service in over 215 corporate directorships. It is a remarkable record." Committed to continually share the most relevant business and professional information with our readers, Negocios Now repro- duces the profile of the eight Lati- nos recognized during the Busi- ness Leaders of Color Gala, cel- ebrated last month. NegociosNow NegociosNow www.negociosnow.com 12 Diciembre 2008 12 Diciembre2015 The 2015 Latino Business Leaders of Color "A successful leader has to be able to convene and bring others into the fold to carry out the work. No leader succeeds on his or her own." "I 've never even considered walking away from a challenge. I see challenges as opportunities to better understand the customer, the investor, and the employees." • Board director; Audit, Compensation and Organization Committees, USG Corporation (since 2007) and Board director; Corporate Program and Strategy Program Committees, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (since 2007) • Member of the President's Council of the University of Miami, Florida (since 2004) and serves as an advisor to the supply chain management graduate program at Loyola University Chicago PERFIL • Served as founding president of the National Latina/o Psychological and president of the Amer- ican Counseling Association (ACA), the American Psychological Association Division 45 - Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, and the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development of the ACA PERFIL Senior Advisor for Institutional Initiatives, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Corporate Executive Vice President – Global Supply Chain, Development, and Franchising, McDonald's Corporation ty, but soon shifted to more admi- nistrative roles that allowed her to interact more fully with students and the community around the uni- versity. "It's important not to be in an ivory tower and to understand not only how the work of higher edu- ca- tion benefits community groups, but, also, how we can learn from community groups." She continued on the administrative path as asso- ciate vice chan- cellor at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and as president of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, while maintaining active involvement in nonprofits addressing human servi- ces issues. points in Japan, Russia, and Puerto Rico, Armario understands, "We do our best to ingrain ourselves into local society. We happen to be a glo- bal brand with a lot of local relevan- ce." Responsibility takes many forms when it comes to Armario's career. Dr. Patricia Arredondo's leader- ship in both the business and the academic world was inspired by her heritage and concern for social justice. "In high school, I took on leadership roles because I was driven by knowing there were no Mexican-Americans in leaders- hip at the school. Demonstrating that women, women of color, Lati- nos, and Latinas can deliver has been a motivator throughout my career in different sectors." After beginning her career as a professor, Dr. Arredondo created her own space in the corporate world. She spent 13 years running her own consulting firm, Empower- ment Workshops, Inc., focused on spurring organizational growth and change by fostering diver- sity in the workplace. The business provided a way to help others actively combat the exclusion and margin- alization she observed in her early years growing up in an immigrant commu- nity in Lorain, Ohio. "All of my work has really been about a strength- based approach to valuing people and helping them to be successful." In 1999, Dr. Arredondo returned to academia as a tenured associate professor at Arizona State Uni- versi- From his position as a global exe- cutive responsible for a $28 billion supply chain budget and $3 billion in development for McDonald's cor- poration, Jose Armario has a truly worldwide perspective on business. Quite a difference from the first time he worked for McDonald's and was fired after three months. "At 14, I didn't think about the consequences of my actions or inactions. The emba- rrassment my dismissal caused my mother and her reaction when she came to pick me up, that moment changed me forever. I realized work is a serious responsibility. If you have a job to do, you should go in and do it the very best you can." This shift in perspective gave Arma- rio the work ethic that led him to take opportunities all over the world. Relocating his family was often a diffi- cult process, but at the same time, it gave him the opportunity to learn about other cultures and lifestyles, experiences that serve him well wor- king for McDonald's. From vantage Patricia Arredondo Jose Armario Courtesy of Sabin Orr Courtesy of Sabin Orr

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