{"id":2477,"date":"2020-11-09T16:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T16:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oscarwinski.com\/?page_id=2477"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:20:04","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oscarwinski.com\/?page_id=2477","title":{"rendered":"OWC Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||17px|||&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; top_divider_height=&#8221;24px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;21px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-12px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||1px||false|&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Teko|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;4px|157px|17px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;4px|0px|26px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|0px|||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Our Philosophy<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-18px||2px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>For over a century, dedicated to providing exceptional stakeholder value through transformative relationships.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|5px||&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#212121&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-3px|0px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u203a\u00a0 Century<\/strong>: Longevity, stable, committed. We have been relevant for a long time and aspire to be for many years to come.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#212121&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|74px||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u203a\u00a0 Stakeholder Value: <\/strong>Customers, vendors, associates, and shareholders. 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