[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING CENCIO VY ON BEING NAMED THE 2011 U.S. SMALL BUSINESS 
      ADMINISTRATION'S SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR GUAM

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2011

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Cencio Tan 
C. Vy for his years of outstanding business leadership on Guam. Mr. Vy 
is the President of Benson Guam Enterprises, a locally-owned 
construction materials and hardware supplier. He was recently named the 
2011 U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Person of the 
Year for Guam.
  Cencio Vy came to Guam in 1980 to help manage Benson Guam Enterprise, 
a construction materials supplier founded by his father, Tan Beng 
Chiat, in 1976 to help rebuilding efforts in the wake of Super Typhoon 
Pamela. One year later, at the age of 19, Mr. Vy was given full 
responsibility for business operations, and he grew the company, 
developing his business model through mentoring by his father and his 
own innovations. Under his leadership, Bensons has grown from five 
employees to 50, and his company is one of the largest construction 
materials suppliers on Guam. Over the years, Bensons has been able to 
weather both natural and economic headships, including several 
devastating typhoons and economic recessions in the Asia-Pacific region 
and the United States.
  Mr. Vy is married to Noriko Vy and they have three children: Hardy, 
Mikkel (deceased), and Cefani. Aside from managing Bensons, he opened 
and operates Guam's only commercial golf driving range, which he opened 
in 1991. In 1997, Mr. Vy entered into a joint venture with his brother-
in-law and Japanese investors to open two semi-conductor factories in 
Japan.
  I congratulate Cencio Vy on being named the 2011 U.S. Small Business 
Administration's Small Business Person of the Year for Guam. I join the 
people of Guam in commending him for his award and thanking him for his 
contributions to our community.

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