Tickets for the 18th Annual Urban Wheel Awards are now available online at ShowClix. Proceeds from the Urban Wheel Awards support the Emerging Diversity Education Fund which provides scholarships, internships, and mentoring support for ethnic minority college students pursuing careers in communications and the auto industry. Tickets are available at www.urbanwheelawards.events.showclix.com
The Hyundai Social Media Café will be located in the Greco Room where guests, sponsors and media representatives can stop by to recharge their mobile devices at the Charging Station and watch video highlights on new and exciting Hyundai products.
On September 13, 1989, Chemico Systems, Inc. opened its doors for business with Leon C. Richardson as President. Leon has led Chemico Systems, Inc. from a start-up company to one of the major suppliers of chemical products and chemical management services to several industries including automotive, bio-tech, and academia. In August, 2006, Chemico Systems and Mays Chemical Company, another leading African American chemical company, created the joint venture, ChemicoMays, LLC. Combined the organizations have over 250 employees, operates 8 facilities in North America and Puerto Rico as well as a strategic alliance in Mexico City, Mexico with 4 additional facilities. Chemico also supplies goods and services throughout North and South American, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Richardson currently serves as chairman of the National Association of Black Suppliers, is a board member of both the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council, and Co- Chair of the General Motors Supplier Diversity Counsel. He is also a former executive board member of Suppliers for the Environment (SP) and the Chemical Management Suppliers forum (CSP).
The 18th Annual Urban Wheel Awards has announced the three “2014 Dealer of the Year” finalists. The three finalists are: Dorian Boyland, President of Boyland Automotive Group in Orlando, Florida; Manuel Gonzalez, President of Sterling Auto Group in Bryan, Texas; and Rahim Hassanally, President of Momentum Auto Group in Fairfield, CA. Dorian, Manuel, and Rahim will be recognized for their significant accomplishments in the auto industry at the 18th Urban Wheel Awards on Sunday, January 12, 2014.
The 18th Annual Urban Wheel Awards has announced the three “2014 Dealer of the Year” finalists. The three finalists are: Dorian Boyland, President of Boyland Automotive Group in Orlando, Florida; Manuel Gonzalez, President of Sterling Auto Group in Bryan, Texas; and Rahim Hassanally, President of Momentum Auto Group in Fairfield, CA. Dorian, Manuel, and Rahim will be recognized for their significant accomplishments to the auto industry at the Urban Wheel Awards on Sunday, January 12, 2014
Location: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
