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Bay Area Executive Finalist for Prestigious National Women’s Business Award
Suzanne Kelley Finalist as Best Executive in Stevie Awards
(Clearwater, FL) -- Oct. 16, 2008 – Proggex, Inc. Executive Vice President and General Manager Suzanne Kelley was announced today as a finalist for the 5th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Kelley was chosen for Best Executive in the Service Business category with companies under 100 employees. Proggex is the go-to company for project management and helps companies define and execute projects successfully or get troubled projects back on track.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.
"I am thrilled to receive this recognition," said Kelley. "The realization from companies worldwide, especially in the last five years, that a project management office is an important part of any operation, is especially gratifying." Kelley is an expert in Project Management/leadership, new technology implementation, including requirements definition and analysis, risk assessment, cost/performance analysis, process analysis and re-engineering.
Winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 14. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several other countries are expected to attend. More than 1,200 entries were submitted for consideration in 50 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur and Best Community Involvement Program
Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the finalists during final judging.
"Being named a finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.
About Proggex
PROGGEX is the go-to company for Project Management expertise. Founded in 2003, PROGGEX is a rapidly growing industry leader helping clients achieve high-quality results on time and within budget, no matter the size or type of project. The key to PROGGEX's success is staying laser focused on one idea—being the best at executing client projects. Unlike other firms, PROGGEX doesn't offer Project Management as simply one of a broad range of business consulting services. Project Management is what we do, and it's all we do.
PROGGEX is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, but our reach is global. PROGGEX has successfully managed the progress and completion of projects spanning multiple countries and requiring the negotiation of diverse cultures. Our varied clientele operate in industries such as healthcare, finance, transportation, pharmaceutical, education and construction.
For more information, please visit www.proggex.com.
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.