Brightstar's Marcelo Claure Named to Global Telecoms Business '40 Under 40' List
MIAMI, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Marcelo Claure, chairman, president and CEO of Miami-based Brightstar Corp., a global leader in value-added distribution and integrated supply chain solutions for the wireless industry, has been named by Global Telecoms Business magazine to its 2010 40 Under 40 list of senior executives.
In selecting the winners for the award, Global Telecoms Business asked the industry and its readers to nominate the 40 most promising and exciting telecommunications executives under 40 years old. Throughout the upcoming year, Global Telecoms Business will also ask the top '40 under 40' for their opinions and input on the main issues concerning the industry.
Claure founded Brightstar in 1997, and in just over 12 years he has grown Brightstar into a multi-billion dollar company with operations in over 46 countries on six continents. Today, Brightstar is a global leader in value-added distribution and supply chain solutions for the wireless industry, delivering innovative services and solutions to a broad range of customers including many of the world's leading manufacturers, operators, and retailers. Positioned at the center of the global wireless ecosystem, Brightstar, and in particular, Claure has great insights into the latest developments and trends affecting the wireless industry.
Claure has won numerous regional, national and international awards for his leadership and business acumen. In past years, he has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by both USA Today/Ernst & Young and Hispanic Business Magazine, and was in 2007 selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Under Claure's visionary leadership, Brightstar also has also been recognized as the largest Hispanic-owned business in the U.S. for the past three years.
Claure and the other recipients will be honored at the Global Telecoms Business conference and awards ceremony in London in September 2010.
About Brightstar Corp.
Brightstar Corp. is a multi-billion dollar global leader in value-added distribution and integrated supply chain solutions for the converging wireless and IT industries. With sales and distribution facilities on six continents, Brightstar offers leading wireless and IT manufacturers the largest global reach, enabling the right product to be in the right place, at the right time. Brightstar's supply chain solutions are used by the world's top network operators and retailers to turn their supply chains into a competitive advantage. For more information on Brightstar, please visit www.brightstarcorp.com.
SOURCE Brightstar Corp.
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