Battalia Winston is pleased to announce the placement of Gloria Lara as Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC). Susan Medina, Partner in Battalia Winston’s Diversity and Inclusion Practice, completed the search.
Gloria Lara is the former CEO of the Girl Scout Council, where she served as the chief spokesperson for the organization and drove funding development efforts. Lara has extensive experience in finance, marketing, sales and project management and has held executive positions at IBM, Chrysler Corporation, and Jervis B. Webb Company, among others.
The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is the largest and best recognized organization in Michigan that promotes the development, growth and visibility of Hispanic-owned businesses. MHCC members have a collective gross revenue of more than $3 billion, and the organization was recently named Chamber of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
