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www.negociosnow.com 4 Junio 2016 BUSINESS HENRY CÁRDENAS, President and CEO Entity: Cardenas Marketing Network Website: http:// cmnagency.com Profile: Mr.Cárdenas is a music magnate, philanthropist and soccer enthusiast. He founded CMN in 2002 after 16 years at the helm of Cárdenas/Fernández & Associates, the largest Hispanic production company in the U.S., specializing in music and sports. Since 2006, CMN has tripled its revenue base, promoting high-grossing concerts by Marc Anthony, Maná, Vicente Fernández and GIGANT3S. Affiliations: co-founder, Maestro Cares Foundation. GERY CHICO, Partner Entity: Chico & Nunes, P.C. Website: www. ChicoNunes.com Gery Chico is a senior partner at the Chicago law firm, Chico & Nunes, P.C. He has practiced law and represented leading companies in Chicago and other parts of the nation PABLO ACOSTA, OZZIE GODINEZ, Partners Entity: PACO Collective Website: pacocollective.com Profile: With more than 10 years of marketing experience, Mr. Godinez partnered with Mr. Acosta, a former colleague, to start PACO. Nine years later, PACO Collective is one of Chicago's fastest growing full-service marketing agencies, with a client roster that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield, ComEd, the Chicago White Sox, Amway, Gift of Hope, and Cacique, among others. The firm specializes in cross-cultural marketing, an approach that allows them to create meaningful connections by understanding the unique traits of diverse cultural groups and finding insightful ideas that transcend cultures. Affiliations: Mr. Godinez is president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association's Chicago chapter. ARABEL ALVA ROSALES, Principal Entity: Latino Fashion Week Website: www. LatinoFashionWk. com Profile: Ms. Rosales is the President and CEO of AAR & Assocs., Ltd., a full-breadth technology firm. She oversees a company that utilizes technology to transform both private and public sector entities into exceptionally run organizations. Arabel is also co- owner and co-executive producer of Latino Fashion Week, the only full week dedicated to Latino Fashion in the country. Ms. Rosales graduated from Loyola University and the DePaul College of Law, and she has an executive certificate from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. Affiliations: Chicago Transit Authority Board of Directors, City of Chicago Affirmative Action Advisory Board, Women's Business Development Council, Illinois Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Board. GERARDO "GERRY" ALVARADO, Principal Partner Entity: Geralex,Inc. Website: www. GeralexInc.com Profile: Mr.Alvarado founded Geralex, Inc., with his wife Alejandra in 2003, growing it from a part-time cleaning business to a full-time venture serving more than 100 commercial clients and specializing in eco-friendly cleaning. The Alvarados have expanded their business to include Geralex Simple Solutions, a janitorial supply division that distributes environmentally friendly, easy-to-use cleaning solutions. DAVID R. ANDALCIO, Founder/CEO Entity: Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC Website: www. wynndalco.com Profile: A respected corporate executive owner with 30 years of success in manufacturing, warehousing and logistic, systems integration, and electrical businesses, Mr. Andalcio has years of experience in international and corporate real estate holdings. He recently founded Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC, which focuses on information technology integration, warehousing and logistics, professional engineering and professional consulting as well as consulting with school districts regarding the federal E-Rate Program. As CEO, Mr. Andalcio has made Wynndalco Enterprises into a rapidly expanding company. DAN ARCE, President and General Manager Entity: Tropical Optical Website: www. opticatropical.net Profile:Mr. Arce operates the family business that his father, Eusebio, started in 1971 and expanded to multiple stores throughout Chicago. Mr. Arce is a critical member of the Little Village business corridor and is known as a pillar in the local Latino community. He has been working at Tropical Optical since he was 14. Affiliations: Mr.Arce is the assistant treasurer of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation and is involved in a number of community and political organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club, Little Village Chamber of Commerce, and Azteca Lions Club. JAMES S. CABRERA, Chief Executive Officer Entity: UBM Website: www. ubm-usa.com Revenue: Profile: Mr.Cabrera serves as CEO of UBM, the largest Hispanic- owned facility maintenance company in the Midwest, providing janitorial, HVAC/ mechanical, painting, snow removal and landscaping services to a long list of clients, including Fortune 100 companies. Mr. Cabrera started UBM in 1979 as a small carpet cleaning company, growing it to the firm it is today. Affiliations: Mr.Cabrera has served in leadership capacities with the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Chicago Minority Development Council over the past 26 years. MARTIN CABRERA, JR., Chief Executive Officer Entity: Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC & Cabrera Capital Partners LLC Website: www.cabreracapital.com Profile: As CEO and founder of the leading Hispanic investment bank and institutional brokerage in the U.S., Mr. Cabrera has been responsible for overseeing all firm activities including investment banking, municipal finance, corporate debt, initial public offerings, trading, and institutional sales. He has been active in the financial services industry since 1994. Affiliations: Chicago Planning Commission, Public Building Commission of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, Young Presidents Organization Chicago Windy City Chapter, Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation, Archdiocesan Finance Council for the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. ADELA CEPEDA President Entity: A.C. Advisory, Inc. Website: www.ACAdvisoryInc.com Adela Cepeda, the A.C. in A.C. Advisory, has gone from a child immigrant who cried because she couldn't speak enough English to do her elementary school homework to a true giant among the movers and the shakers of Wall Street and Chicago finance, commanding respect and inspiring others along the way. Because she deals in transactions ranging from the $100 millions to multi-billions, large figures tend to dance around in Ms. Cepeda's head. Over time, the dance has come to be second-nature for this Colombian-born, Harvard educated professional. "There comes a point where the numbers are so large that you almost have to cut off the zeros at the end, just to keep them in order," Ms. Cepeda explains with a smile. Ms. Cepeda founded A.C. Advisory, Inc., a municipal advisory firm, in 1995, joining a world in which 13-hour days, seven days a week, sometimes up to six weeks at a time, is commonplace. A.C. Advisory is among the "Top Ten" financial advisories in the nation, and, in 2012, it topped the $100 billion mark in transactions. The company has completed more than $135 billion in completed transactions. However, Ms. Cepeda prefers to point out the "positive impact" of the deals on the communities involved, rather than to focus on any single sum "regardless of how high it may be." "The most important thing is the positive impact I am making on the communities, and on individuals within those communities," Ms. Cepeda explained. "Usually, the deals we're structuring go to improve roads, build bridges, airports, aqueducts, re-model schools, or to fund programs in which numerous corporations participate." Affiliations: Director, BMO Financial Corp.; director, Consulting Group Capital Markets "CGCM" Funds; director, Mercer Funds; director, UBS Funds and City of Chicago Community Development Commission. LATINAS IN BUSINESS AWARD

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