LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) Chairman and CEO Dennis Arriola was honored yesterday evening
with the Leadership Excellence Award from Southern California
Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC), the largest
minority business advocacy organization in the region. Arriola was
honored at the organization's annual Leadership Excellence Awards
event at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
"The SCMSDC Leadership Excellence Award is presented to special
leaders who inspire and establish a vision for what oftentimes
seems unattainable," said SCMSDC President Virginia Gomez. "The unparalleled 40
percent-plus diverse and 30 percent minority spend attained by
SoCalGas can only be attributed to an outstanding leader and
champion for these initiatives. At SoCalGas, that has been
Dennis Arriola."
Headquartered in Los Angeles
and one of 23 affiliate councils in the national Minority Supplier
Development Council network, SCMSDC was founded 1973. The
organization represents the interests of more than 600,000 minority
businesses in its 13-county service area in Southern California.
"Because of Dennis' efforts and his steadfast devotion to
including diverse suppliers, hiring diverse employees and giving
back to diverse communities, he has helped SoCalGas and
Southern California thrive," said
Rick Hobbs, chairman of the board of
SCMSDC and retired director of SoCalGas' supply management and
supplier diversity programs. "Each year SoCalGas surpasses its
previous record for contracting with women, minority,
service-disabled veteran-owned and LGBT businesses and is seen as a
national industry leader."
Diverse suppliers provide SoCalGas with everything from meters
and information technology to advertising solutions and financial
investment advice.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this award," Arriola
said. "As the son of Mexican immigrants, I know what it means for
communities and diverse businesses to struggle and not have the
same opportunities as others. That's why I'm especially proud to
receive this award because it comes from Southern California
Minority Supplier Development Council – a group that believes in
the same values that are important to me and SoCalGas."
About SCMSDC
Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council is the
premier organization strengthening economic ties between large,
public-, private- and foreign-owned corporations and minority men-
and women-owned business enterprises. As the region's leading
minority business advocacy organization, SCMSDC represents the
interests of more than 600,000 minority businesses in its 13-county
service area in Southern California. The council offers
nationally recognized certification to minority-owned businesses,
strategic networking between corporate members and certified firms,
and education, information, and skills development to help minority
businesses enhance their capacity. Headquartered in Los Angeles and one of 23 affiliate councils
in the National Minority Supplier Development Council network,
SCMSDC has made a positive impact in the minority business
community since its founding in 1973. For more information,
visit www.scmsdc.org.
About Southern California Gas Co.
Southern California
Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has been delivering clean, safe and reliable
natural gas to its customers for more than 145 years. It is the
nation's largest natural gas distribution utility, providing
service to 21.6 million consumers connected through 5.9 million
meters in more than 500 communities. The company's service
territory encompasses approximately 20,000 square miles throughout
central and Southern California,
from Visalia to the Mexican
border. SoCalGas is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE:
SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in
San Diego.
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