American Business Awards(SM) Name Committee Chairs for 2009 Final Judging

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Stevie(R) Awards today named nine executives who will chair
specialized final-judging committees for its Seventh Annual American
Business Awards.

The American Business Awards (www.stevieawards.com/aba) are open to all
organizations operating within the U.S.A. -- public and private,
for-profit and non-profit, large and small. Entries will be accepted
through April 30 in dozens of categories from Executive of the Year,
Company of the Year, and Best New Product or Service to Best Web Site and
Best Annual Report.

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

-- Company Categories - Ted C. Mesa, founder, president and CEO,
Pointandship Software, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA

-- Corporate Communications & Public Relations - Richard Ramlall, Senior
VP for Strategic External Affairs, Programming, and International
Marketing, RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

-- Customer Service - Troy Carrothers, Senior VP-Credit, Kohl's
Department Stores, Menomonee Falls, WI

-- Human Resources - Rosemary Haefner, VP-Human Resources,
CareerBuilder.com, Chicago, IL

-- Information Technology - Anyck Turgeon, Chief of Market Strategy and
Security, Crossroads Systems, Austin, TX

-- Management - Nina Simosko, Senior VP of the Global Ecosystem & Partner
Group, SAP Americas, Palo Alto, CA

-- Marketing - Mimi San Pedro, VP-Global Marketing, Acxiom Corporation,
Little Rock, AR

-- Product Development - Glen Tindal, Chief Technology Officer,
Intelliden, Colorado Springs, CO

-- Sales - Sanford Brown, Chief Sales Officer, Heartland Payment Systems,
Princeton, NJ

Finalists in The 2009 American Business Awards will be determined in
preliminary judging to be conducted in April and May by volunteer
professionals nationwide. Final judging, led by the committee chairs, will
take place May 18 - June 3. The results of the 2009 competition will be
announced at an awards dinner in New York on June 22.

"The Stevie Awards have named some of America's most respected,
influential executives to chair this year's final judging committees for
The American Business Awards," said Michael Gallagher, president of the
Stevie Awards. "These executives have demonstrated a profound
understanding of the rapidly changing dynamics of the marketplace, and
they have a keen appreciation for the factors that contribute to success
in their professions."

To enter The 2009 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 www.stevieawards.com.

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