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STEELASTIC® Certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the WBENC

STEELASTIC® is proud to announce that we are certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC was founded in 1997 and is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. The certification was granted based on the ownership, control, and operation of Heico, the parent company of STEELASTIC®, by Emily Heisley Stoeckel.

Emily Heisley Stoeckel is the Chairman of the Board of Heico Holding, Inc. and The Heico Companies, L.L.C. (collectively “Heico”), a portfolio of more than 50 privately held businesses within a diverse set of industries including steel, fasteners, heavy equipment, industrial products, commercial and industrial construction, and material handling equipment. Ms. Heisley Stoeckel has devoted more than 20 years to the growth and development of these companies and has extensive experience in restructuring, strategic planning, financial analysis, financing, and risk management. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.