TTI Global auto tech training CEO Blaker named Enterprising Woman of the Year
Lori Blaker, CEO of TTI Global, AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICAL TRAINING COMPANY in Rochester Hills, was named Enterprising Woman of the Year by Enterprising Women magazine. See news release pasted below and attached along with photo of Blaker. Please contact me at 248-253-0300 or Kevin Dever at 248-853-5550 if you have questions. Thank you! - Linda TTi Logo Blue Background TTi Corporate Headquarters 2750 Product Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 USA www.tti-global.com News and Updates Contact: Kevin C. Dever / 248-853-5550 (kdever@ttinao.com) TTi President Lori Blaker Named Top Woman Entrepreneur by Enterprising Women Magazine Rochester Hills, MI, March 2, 2010 - Lori A. Blaker, President and CEO of TTi Global in Rochester Hills, Michigan, a growing global business solutions and technical training, outsourcing and consulting company that is seeing increasing demand for its services worldwide, was named among the 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year by Enterprising Women magazine. The award, in its eighth year, recognizes North America's top women entrepreneurs. Blaker will be honored, along with other winners, at a tribute March 17-19 in Miami. Enterprising Women (enterprisingwomen.com) is the nation's only woman-owned magazine for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. It provides a forum and stage for the critical issues that are confronting women's businesses and lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women. "The Enterprising Women of the Year Award is one of the most prestigious recognition programs in the world for women entrepreneurs," said Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women. "In light of the challenging economy, this year's honorees have overcome many obstacles to grow their businesses, give back to others and really shine as leaders in their communities." Blaker was one of nine women receiving the award for companies with over $25 million in annual revenue. Under Blaker's leadership, TTi has grown into a worldwide business consultancy and solutions provider, offering client-tailored programs in outsourcing, competence and workforce development, specialist staffing and recruitment and instructor and web-based training. The company has 1,200 employees at its headquarters in Rochester Hills, Michigan and in offices in Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, United Arab Emeritus (UAE), UK and Venezuela. Blaker also spearheaded a successful workforce development program, in concert with several automotive OEMs, to train underprivileged youths in Mexico in auto industry careers. "I am honored and humbled to be recognized for this prestigious award," Blaker said. "However this is actually a worldwide team effort by everyone in the global TTi family. I'd like to pass this recognition to them for their hard work alongside me." TTi was founded in 1976 by Blaker's father as an automotive training manual company. Today the company serves the worldwide training needs of everyone from giants in the automotive industry to sectors including telecom, banking, hospitality, business services and consumer goods. Customers include Ford Motor Company, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Chrysler, VW, Navistar, Unibanco and Oi Telecommunications. For more information go to www.tti-global.com. lori_1.jpgTTi has been repeatedly ranked as one of Michigan's fastest growing privately-held companies and ranks among the Top 25 Woman-Run Businesses in the USA as recognized by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (2008 and 2009). The company was also listed by Corp! magazine as a Michigan Economic Bright Spot (2008) and listed by Crain's Detroit Business as one of metro Detroit's Fastest-Growing Companies (2009). Blaker is the first woman chair of the National Automobile Technician Education Foundation (NATEF) and was recognized as an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernest & Young (2008) Blaker lives in Oxford, Michigan. ### Linda Wasche LW Marketworks, Inc. Building Competitive Advantages for Service Companies 2222 Pontiac Drive Sylvan Lake, MI 48320 Ph: 248-253-0300 www.lwmarketworks.com Neither this information block, the typed name of the sender, nor anything else in this message is intended to constitute an electronic signature unless a specific statement to the contrary is included in this message.