BRONXVILLE, NY, February 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Orlando Mancini, President and Owner of GIO Corporation, has been named a Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Sales & Distribution. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor, only a small selection of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they have provided in association with their Cambridge Who's Who.

Mr. Mancini began his highly successful 45-year career in food sales & distribution at 15 years of age; by 17, he was named manager of a retail food store and his future was bright. He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Business and Marketing from Pace University in New York and throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, he worked for food brokers and represented Nissin Foods, which recognized him with an achievement award. He was also the broker representative who called on the White Rose Food account, and based on his increasing their overall business with the manufacturers he represented, the company honored him with their Broker Salesperson of the Year award. During this period, he also received a Broker Headquarters Salesman of the Year award, Broker Sales Manager of the Year award, Yoo-Hoo Sales award and was named Retail Sales Supervisor of the Year.

In 1997, Mr. Mancini struck out on his own and established GIO Corporation, a distribution company that provides national brand products and closeouts to consumers. Not only does Mr. Mancini enjoy overseeing GIO's daily operations, which include approving purchase and sales decisions, he also uses his expertise to ferret out new opportunities for GIO to transact business on an international level. He is known as a fair and assertive problem solver who makes his employees part of the solution not part of the problem.

To keep current with ever-evolving industry trends and issues, Mr. Mancini has attended a variety of workshops on subjects such as active listening; time, stress and category management; and buying motion. He also learned a great deal through seminars given by Quaker Oats, ECR Europe, Spectra Training and Harvard Graphics. He maintains memberships with the National Association of Wholesale Distributor, National Food Distributors Association, National Soft Drink Association, National Confectioners Association, Food Marketing Institute and Independent Grocers Alliance. He looks forward to continuing to expand his business.

About Cambridge Who's Who
With over 400,000 members representing every major industry, Cambridge Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Cambridge Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies and makes them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services. Cambridge is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director of Global Branding and Networking, Donald Trump Jr., who is eager to share his extensive experience in this arena with members.

Cambridge Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third party endorsement of their accomplishments and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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