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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
NINTH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AWARD LUNCHEON Miami, FL – December 21 – On March 8, 2012, the World Trade Center Miami will celebrate its ninth International Women’s Day by honoring five women international business executives for their exceptional leadership in promoting and enhancing free trade and international business in the Americas. In 1975, the United Nations began sponsoring International Women’s Day to direct attention to the right of women to be fully engaged in the political and economic processes that shape their lives. Today, the United Nations’ annual commemoration highlights women’s issues globally and focuses on women’s achievements. The women who will receive the awards are as follows:
Speaker: Romaine Seguin, President UPS Americas Region
Romaine began her career with UPS in the Missouri district in 1983 as a part-time hub supervisor. She held a variety of operational and management roles in Missouri and was later promoted to hub manager. In 1989, Romaine accepted a five-year assignment in Europe as part of the integration team with F&A and operations, and lived in both the UK and France. In 1994, Romaine returned to the U.S. as controller for the air district, based in Louisville, Kentucky. From 1996 to 1999, she returned to operations as the ramp and hub division manager in Louisville. In 1999, Romaine relocated to Detroit, Michigan as the operations division manager. In 2001, Romaine was promoted to managing director of the Gulf South district and in 2004, was named managing director of the Minnesota district. In October 2007, Romaine moved to Milan, Italy as the managing director of UPS South Europe and was shortly promoted (March 2008) to Chief Operating Officer for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, based in Brussels, Belgium. In September 2010, Romaine was promoted to her current position as president of the UPS Americas Region based in Miami, Florida. Romaine is an active board member of the Florida International University (FIU) School of Business Dean’s Council and sits on the Transportation Advisory Board for Best Buy Inc. She is also the current President of Conferencia Latinoamericana de Compañías Express (CLADEC) – Latin America Conference of Express Companies. Romaine holds a degree in Marketing Management from William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri and an MBA from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. The International Women’s Day Awards Luncheon will be held on March 8th.
For more information on the awards luncheon, please call 305-871-7910
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Romaine Seguin, president of UPS Americas Region, is responsible for all UPS package and cargo operations in Canada and more than 50 countries and territories across Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, she has oversight of the UPS Supply Chain Solutions operations throughout Latin America, Miami and the Caribbean.