Joe Nettemeyer, President & CEO of Valin Corporation Named Businessman of the Year
SAN JOSE - The San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2015 Distinguished Business Award recipients and Business Hall of Fame inductees, who will be recognized at the Annual Membership Dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose.
“This year’s individuals and businesses recognized are notable for their entrepreneurism and tradition of passing the baton to the next generation family members,” said Matthew Mahood, president & CEO. “Our region is blessed to have leaders of this caliber making our community a better place to live, work and play.”
Awards are made based upon professional accomplishments and public service; in addition the Hall of Fame inductees must be in business for at least 50 years.
Businessman of the Year: Joseph Nettemeyer, Valin Corporation
Nettemeyer is Valin Corporation’s second CEO. In his first 120 days, the San Jose-based company went from being a $75 million company to $25 million, suffering a huge loss with the “dot-com crash” as 87 percent of its business focused solely on the high tech market. Under his leadership, in the last 12+ years, Valin has grown from $25 million to $150-plus million in the valuation and was one of one of Inc.’s 500|5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies, providing automation, fluid management, precision measurement, process heating, filtration, and fluid power products. In 2014, it was also listed as the 19th largest company in Silicon Valley on the Private Companies Book of Lists and the 36th fastest growing company.
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“This year’s individuals and businesses recognized are notable for their entrepreneurism and tradition of passing the baton to the next generation family members,” said Matthew Mahood, president & CEO. “Our region is blessed to have leaders of this caliber making our community a better place to live, work and play.”
Awards are made based upon professional accomplishments and public service; in addition the Hall of Fame inductees must be in business for at least 50 years.
Businessman of the Year: Joseph Nettemeyer, Valin Corporation
Nettemeyer is Valin Corporation’s second CEO. In his first 120 days, the San Jose-based company went from being a $75 million company to $25 million, suffering a huge loss with the “dot-com crash” as 87 percent of its business focused solely on the high tech market. Under his leadership, in the last 12+ years, Valin has grown from $25 million to $150-plus million in the valuation and was one of one of Inc.’s 500|5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies, providing automation, fluid management, precision measurement, process heating, filtration, and fluid power products. In 2014, it was also listed as the 19th largest company in Silicon Valley on the Private Companies Book of Lists and the 36th fastest growing company.
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