Münteha Adali to Receive the 2017 International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) Award
NB Herald, New Brunswick, Canada
— November 3, 2017 in Press Releases
Ms. Adali is the CEO of Güvensan Facility Management, a leader in commercial facility management in Turkey
Press Release – updated: Nov 3, 2017 04:00 EDT
SEATTLE, November 3, 2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET) – Münteha Adalı, CEO of Güvensan Facility Management in Turkey will receive the 2017 IWEC Award for her work to deliver commercial facility management solutions, and drive women’s entrepreneurship and advocacy in her region. Ms. Adali will receive the prestigious award during IWEC’s 10th annual conference, to be held in Redmond, Washington State on Nov. 12-14. The conference, named ‘Connecting Women Businesses Globally: Accelerating Growth Through Innovation & Technology’ is sponsored by Microsoft, who is also hosting the event at their global headquarters. This year’s conference has a strong focus on technology, cybersecurity and innovation, issues that are pivotal to IWEC’s sophisticated global network of women-owned businesses, whose combined revenue exceeds US$25 billion per year.
Ms. Adali was born in Turkey and holds a degree in Economy from Anadolu University. She founded Güvensan in 1992, providing commercial facilities management solutions that span from janitorial services, tech maintenance, pest control, industrial cleaning and cleaning supplies, all underlined by the company’s commitment to leverage technology and be environmentally sound in their service provision. Perhaps more importantly, Ms. Adali is an advocate and mentor of women entrepreneurs, and she invests in women-owned companies, especially those in the Food and Beverage, and Tourism segments.
“The Turkey Chapter of the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) is thrilled to nominate Münteha Adalı for her trailblazing work to become the voice and representative of women entrepreneurs, broadcasting their valuable contributions in the economy. She works tirelessly to remove gender inequality by supporting organizations that empower women entrepreneurs, acting as their mentor and investing in their new enterprises. She has touched the lives of many women entrepreneurs in Turkey through her work at women’s business organizations such as KAGIDER, Turkish WIN, and the Arya Women Investment Platform. She is a great addition to our WPO chapter and a role model for women’s business development efforts in Turkey. We are further honored to be an active part of IWEC, and to participate in this year’s conference and celebrate IWEC’s 10th anniversary, a milestone for global women’s entrepreneurship,” stated Gaye Goker Braida, Chapter Chair of WPO Turkey.
Münteha Adali works tirelessly to remove gender inequality by supporting organizations that empower women entrepreneurs, acting as their mentor and investing in their new enterprises.
