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Joe Kaplan, President & CEO of Innovative Merchant Solutions and former president of ETA, was named the organization's Distinguished Payments Professional for 2008 as part of the annual ETA Star Awards presentation at the ETA Annual Meeting & Expo. The award is given each year to an individual who has demonstrated significant leadership within the industry and is an acknowledged trend-setter, role model, and positive contributor to its efficacy and image.
Business Partner of the Year is awarded to a current ETA member company that has demonstrated an overwhelming level of support for the association in the past year, as evidenced by activities such as sponsorship of ETA events, advertising in ETA publications, speaking at ETA events, serving on committees, and otherwise helping to further the association’s goals and objectives. This year's award was given to Total Merchant Services.
ETA's Technology Committee won the Committee of the Year award, given to a current ETA Committee that has had the greatest impact on ETA over the past year as evidenced by its tremendous effort, unparalleled team spirit, and collective accomplishments resulting in programs, products or services that provided increased value to ETA members and otherwise helped the association move toward its strategic goals.
Committee Volunteer of the Year, awarded to a current ETA Committee Volunteer who has exhibited an outstanding dedication of time and effort to his or her committee over the past year, demonstratively contributing to its overall success went to Victoria Strayer of TSYS Acquiring Solutions.
Tom Wimsett, President & CEO of NPC was recognized as Member of the Year, an award given to an individual from a current ETA member company who embodies the true spirit of ETA and has demonstrated exemplary leadership skills while giving extraordinary time, effort and ideas that have resulted in significant and meaningful contributions to the future success of ETA.
And the Technology Innovation Award was given to 4Access Communications for Orion, an all-in-one solution for reading checks, credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards and gift cards.
The awards were presented at the ETA's annual President's Dinner, during the Annual Meeting & Expo. |
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