Renee Velasquez Togher

President and CEO

Azteca Foods, Inc.

Industry:

Manufacturing

Member since:

2012

Membership Type:

Full

Renee Togher is President of Azteca Foods, Inc., Chicago, a family owned business and leading manufacturer of tortilla products. She is a board member of Azteca Foods, Inc. and ADL, Inc.

Renee currently serves on the boards of MB Financial Bank, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Illinois Manufacturer’s Association, Mercy Hospital and the National Museum of Mexican Art. She is a past board member of ACCESS Living, Chicago. As a former member of the St. Patricia School Board she served as its Vice-President, Chairman of the Finance Committee and Chairman of the Education Committee. Renee was awarded the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award – 2011 and has been recognized by Today’s Chicago Woman as “100 Women Making a Difference.” Renee continues to be an active volunteer in school, church and youth activities.

Renee received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She completed the Loyola University Family Business Next Generation Leadership Institute Program.

Renee resides in Palos Hills, Illinois with her husband and three children.

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