{"id":7507,"date":"2023-09-21T11:49:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T10:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/news\/meet-stephanie-vasquez-female-leadership-in-material-handling\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:09:04","slug":"meet-stephanie-vasquez-female-leadership-in-material-handling","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/news\/meet-stephanie-vasquez-female-leadership-in-material-handling\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Stephanie Vasquez – Female Leadership in Material Handling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephanie, who are you? Tell us about yourself.<\/h2>\n

I consider myself an enthusiastic person, a dreamer and very determined to achieve my goals. I studied marketing at San Ignacio de Loyola University in Peru and I have more than 10 years of experience in sales and marketing. In 2019 I became the General Manager of MAQ DEPOT and since then I am pleased to be able to work in one of the areas I am most passionate about, logistics. I am married and have 3 beautiful children.<\/p>\n

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Tell us about your company, MAQ Depot.<\/h2>\n

MAQ DEPOT is a company dedicated to providing integrated solutions for warehouses. We currently have 3 business units, Sale and Rental of equipment for material handling, such as Forklifts, Stackers and Pallet Trucks. Multibrand Maintenance Service, we perform preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure the care of the equipment and its durability. We also have an area specialised in designing and executing Storage Systems projects, from the most conventional to the automated ones.<\/p>\n

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When did you first come in touch with the materials handling industry?<\/h2>\n

Approximately 15 years ago, when I was attending events related to cargo handling equipment outside of Peru.<\/p>\n

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What did you like most about this industry at the beginning?<\/h2>\n

Me llam\u00f3 la atenci\u00f3n su dinamismo y lo indispensable que son estos productos en casi todas las industrias, son piezas claves en cada operaci\u00f3n y juegan un rol muy importante dentro de la cadena log\u00edstica. Adem\u00e1s, me caus\u00f3 mucha curiosidad que este sea un rubro mayormente masculino, vi una gran oportunidad de poder destacar como una mujer empresaria.<\/p>\n

I was struck by its dynamism and how indispensable these products are in almost every industry; they are key pieces in every operation and play a very important role in the logistics chain. Also, I was very curious that this is a mostly male field, I saw a great opportunity to stand out as a woman entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about EP Equipment? How does EP fit in the Peruvian market?<\/h2>\n

EP Equipment is a great company that we have been working with for almost a decade. It is also one of the world market leaders, positioning itself among the top 11 suppliers of load moving equipment. The Peruvian market requires equipment that offers efficient and affordable solutions, this will depend largely on what each company considers valuable for its customers. Each market is definitely different and the Peruvian market in particular requires strategic partners that offer products that are accompanied by excellent after-sales service. A prompt response will make the difference. The support provided by EP Equipment is essential for this process to be successful.<\/p>\n

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What products work best in the market? What are your favorite features?<\/h2>\n

Forklifts and Electric Stackers. Personally I prefer to choose the following features in our equipment: Efficiency, Safety and a Technology that allows us to take care of the environment. In MAQ we are committed to collaborate with our customers in reducing their carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

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During your time at MAQ, what are your most outstanding projects, what have you learned from them?<\/h2>\n

I consider that my best project is and remains MAQ. Why? Because I had the opportunity to take forward a new company that focused on service and closeness to its customers, which to this day continues to grow at a good pace and is becoming the preferred brand in the Peruvian market because we are always attentive to the needs, changes and market trends. I managed to position the brand through integral solutions in the different business units that we manage, making a strong incursion into the agro-industrial sector during the pandemic season in 2020. We develop changes, improvements and implementations in our equipment according to the needs identified in the different sectors of the Peruvian market. From this point we emphasize the policy of ADVICE AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS. I consider that until now MAQ continues to be the great project of my professional career, creating and maintaining quality standards for our clients and at the same time taking care of our staff is our main objective. We are a company that takes great care of its employees because we understand that they and the teamwork they develop are our great strength. These years leading MAQ have taught me about resilience, adaptability to change, humility and service.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your experience in this male dominated industry. What advantages do you think female leaders have over male leaders?<\/h2>\n

Rather than talking about the advantages of a particular gender over a specific sector, I would prefer to mention women as a figure that today assumes new roles in high positions and in an industry that since its beginnings has been led by the male gender because it is related to physical work. This undoubtedly represents an evolution in the industry due to the diversity of perspectives, experiences and knowledge, which in turn allows us to continue working on reducing the inequality gap. Women can be very good at whatever we set our minds to, just like any man.<\/p>\n

How would you encourage, and support other women interested in pursuing leadership roles within material handling or related industries?<\/h2>\n

I believe that in general, any company can encourage women’s leadership in this industry, as long as they are willing to provide them with the necessary tools for their professional development through a culture based on gender equality opportunities.<\/p>\n

What is your vision for the future of the material handling industry? How do you plan to contribute to this vision?<\/h2>\n

Women have a lot to contribute to this wonderful industry, I’m not saying it’s easy, because I think it can be much more challenging than others and that can sometimes be a bit scary, however, once you are in it you can see endless opportunities to grow, do, improve and innovate. At MAQ we aim to continue to support women through the roles they play, providing them with a space where they can feel confident, a place that allows them to grow without fear of feeling empowered. My mission is for everyone to know that they can be successful women if they set their minds to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":87967,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"tags":[14764],"news-categories":[],"class_list":["post-7507","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-company-news-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/7507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7507"},{"taxonomy":"news-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ep-equipment.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-categories?post=7507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}