FITCHBURG — A family and minority owned human resources outsourcing company has chosen a woman as its new CEO.

On Sept. 1, Rachel Lopez succeeded her father, Reinaldo Lopez, as the new CEO of Resource Management, Inc. (RMI). Reinaldo, who founded the company, has been the CEO for the last 25 years.

“I am very honored and excited for this new opportunity; I look forward to continuing my father’s legacy and remain a trusted partner to our clients,” said Rachel. “My vision is to continue adding value to our clients and their employees as their dedicated HR partner, so they can focus on what they love to do and continue to be successful.”

In 1995, Rachel began working in RMI’s payroll department when she was 15 years old. According to a press release from RMI, after processing payrolls, Rachel transitioned to the company’s human resources and compliance department “where she learned every part of the business.” She eventually became a vice president at the company before she was promoted to president in 2017. Four years later she became CEO.

Reinaldo believes that his daughter will take RMI to the next level by anticipating client needs as they evolve in the future. According to a release from the company in 2017, Rachel said her goal was to “identifying new markets and new solutions for helping businesses operate more efficiently.”

“I believe that Rachel will continue to provide the excellent leadership that has gained the respect and appreciation of all our team members. I am both proud and excited that she will be continuing the RMI legacy,” said Reinaldo. Later adding, “I see Rachel and the entire team reaching plateaus that were only a dream for me. RMI could not have a better leader at this moment than Rachel.”