DUBLIN, Calif., Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet, a
leading provider of comprehensive human resources for small and
medium-size businesses (SMBs), today announced that renowned
corporate executive and entrepreneur Maria
Contreras-Sweet has been appointed to the company's board of
directors.
Ms. Contreras-Sweet is managing director of Rockway Equity
Partners, an investment firm, and Principal of Contreras Sweet
Enterprises, a management consulting firm. Prior to founding her
current business, Contreras-Sweet served as the 24th
administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Her commitment to small businesses runs deep. Before joining the
SBA, Ms. Contreras-Sweet founded ProAmérica Bank, the first
Latino-owned commercial bank in California in over 35 years, which focused on
serving small to mid-size firms, especially those that are women
and minority-owned.
"Maria brings small and medium-size business advocacy,
experience and expertise in the very industries TriNet's valued
clients work, including government, nonprofit, professional
services and finance. In addition to serving on the cabinet of the
Obama-Biden Administration, leading the U.S. Small Business
Administration, she has held leadership and advisory roles for some
of the world's top brands and has a proven track record of success,
in the corporate world, running her own successful companies, and
in her volunteer and advocacy work in the community," said TriNet
President and CEO Burton M.
Goldfield. "We are fortunate to gain her highly insightful
and diverse perspective as we continue to support the thousands of
small and medium-size businesses we serve in these challenging
times and beyond."
Maria's advocacy roots as a public servant include her role as
Secretary of California's
Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency, with 42,000
employees—making her the first Latina to hold a state cabinet post
in California—as well as working for both the California State
Legislature and the U.S. Department of Commerce. She also held
several leadership roles for the 7-Up RC Bottling Company. Current
and previous board experience includes Sempra Energy, Regional
Management Corporation, ProAmérica Bank and Blue Cross of
California. Her volunteer
nonprofit boards include the Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc. and the
World Affairs Council.
"As an entrepreneur and long-time advocate for small businesses,
I value the critical resources that TriNet brings to growing
enterprises. I am delighted to be joining the TriNet Board to help
further their commitment to America's workforce. I have long
admired their dedication to providing world class services to the
small and middle market. Given today's business climate, it is
critical that we come together to help entrepreneurs and business
owners get through the challenges they may be facing. They are so
vital to a healthy economy and our nation," said
Contreras-Sweet.
About TriNet
TriNet (NYSE: TNET) provides small
and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions
tailored by industry. To free SMBs from HR complexities, TriNet
offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation
and compliance, payroll and real-time technology. From Main Street
to Wall Street, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters
most—growing their business. TriNet, incredible starts here. For
more information, visit TriNet.com or follow us on Twitter.
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