American Business Awards Name Committee Chairs for 2010 Final Judging

by admin ~ March 3, 2010

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 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS NAME COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR 2010 FINAL JUDGING

March 31 Entry Deadline for Eighth Annual Program

New York, NY - March 3, 2010 - The Stevie Awards today named eight executives who will chair specialized final-judging committees for its Eighth Annual American Business Awards.

All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to participate in The American Business Awards - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.  The 2010 entry deadline is March 31 and late entries will be accepted through April 30 with a late fee. More details are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/aba/.

The eight committees are based on the categories that will be judged.  The appointments are as follows:

-Company/Organization Categories-Bill Kirk, CEO, Weather Trends International, Bethlehem, PA

-Corporate Communications & Public Relations-Janice Maiman, Vice President, Communications & Media Channels, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY

-Customer Service-Becky Wofford, Vice President, Marketing & Customer Relations, Study Island, LLC, Dallas, TX

-Human Resources-Tim Holbrook, Director of Human Resources, King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY

-Information Technology-Timothy Keenan, President & Co-Founder, High Performance Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA

-Management-Tom Adams, CEO, Rosetta Stone, Arlington, VA

-Marketing-Paul Gennaro, Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, AECOM, New York, NY

-Products & Product Management-Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder, crowdSPRING, Chicago, IL

Finalists in The 2010 American Business Awards will be determined in preliminary judging to be conducted in April and May by volunteer professionals nationwide.  Final judging, to be conducted by panels to be formed by the newly-appointed committee chairs, will take place late May-early June.  The 2010 awards will honor work since the beginning of 2009, and they will be announced on June 21, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

“Each year The Stevie Awards name some of America’s most respected and influential executives to chair the final judging committees for The American Business Awards, and 2010 is no exception,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “These individuals are all 2009 Stevie Award winners, and offer an intrinsic insight into the ever-changing dynamics of their industries and have an appreciation for the factors that contribute to success in their professions.”

To enter The 2010 American Business Awards, visit http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.

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