Organization Advancing Women in Store Brands to hold annual meeting and luncheon in Chicago, November 16, 2014

Annual meeting of Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE) to feature keynote speaker Latasha Gillespie of Caterpillar, Inc. and recognize the 2014 Top Women in Store Brands honorees

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Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence (WISE)

Oct 16, 2014, 01:07 ET

CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE), the non-profit professional development organization fostering diverse collaboration in the store brand industry will hold its annual meeting and luncheon at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois on November 16, 2014. Coinciding with the highly attended Private Label Manufacturers Association Trade Show, the WISE luncheon will feature keynote speaker Latasha Gillespie, Chief Diversity Officer of the Fortune 50 Company, Caterpillar, Inc., and also introduce honorees of the 2014 Top Women in Store Brands recognition program. WISE welcomes partners, members, new members, and guests to attend.

"This will be our biggest event in 2014," says Peggy Davies, Founder and Board Chair of WISE. "Latasha Gillespie is a dynamic and inspiring speaker and advocate for companies to embrace diversity and inclusion for stronger employee engagement and maximum productivity and results. We are excited that she will be speaking to us."

The WISE annual event will also honor the 2014 Top Women in Store Brands honorees selected for their achievements in eight categories from among the nation's leading store brands retailers, manufacturers, brokers, and suppliers. The recognition program is co-sponsored by WISE and Deerfield, Illinois-based Stagnito Business Information, publishers of Store Brands magazine.

"Our honorees this year are leading contributors to their companies' success, as well as the dramatic growth and consumer acceptance of store brands in the United States," according to Davies.

WISE Annual Meeting attendees and guests are invited to register for the luncheon at www.womeninstorebrands.com.

About Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence™ (WISE)
WISE was founded in 2011 to promote diverse collaboration and provide leadership to drive the continued success of the store brands industry. Fostering growth across the industry as a champion for diversity in leadership roles, WISE offers educational opportunities, coordinates business networking events, and advocates informal mentorships for store brands professionals. Guiding principles of the organization include professional leadership development, diversity, collaboration to drive innovation and success, and action with integrity and respect. Membership is open to women and men, and WISE proudly partners with 42 retailers, manufacturers, brokers, suppliers, and buying groups; as well as connecting with over 300 diverse individual members. For more information, visit www.womeninstorebrands.com

Contact
Lori Miller Burns
WISE Communications Committee Chair
Director of Marketing
Arylessence, Inc.
(800) 553-2440
[email protected]

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