Avendra Named as Finalist in 2006 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs
Jane Marie Dunigan, CIO, Avendra, Named as Finalist for Best Executive - Service Businesses - Up to
ROCKVILLE, MD, February 21, 2007. Avendra, the hospitality industry's leading procurement services company with more than $2 billion in purchasing volume, CIO Jane Marie Dunigan was recently named as a finalist in the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the category of Best Executive for Service Businesses with up to 2,500 Employees.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition that recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding women executives and business owners and the companies they run. The Awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business Awards and governed by a board of leading women entrepreneurs and luminaries in business.
"A cornerstone of Avendra's value proposition is delivering competitive pricing to customers," said Dennis Baker, president and CEO of Avendra. "Jane Marie Dunigan and her Price Audit Team have gone to great lengths to ensure pricing accuracy allowing Avendra to provide customers and suppliers a unique and value-added service. We are honored to be recognized for her work by the Stevie Awards committee."
As the Chief Information Officer of Avendra, Ms. Dunigan is responsible for Business Application Development, Network and Systems Operations, Business Process Re-Engineering, and several business operational areas including Spend and Rebate Tracking, Price Audit, and Contracting Program Management.
More than 600 nominations were submitted for consideration in 40 categories. Finalists will be honored at an awards reception at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on March 2.
About Avendra
Avendra is North America's leading procurement services company serving hospitality-related industries. Avendra customers gain access to contracts leveraging more than $2 billion of annual purchases, expert advisory services and in-depth purchasing data and analysis. Through Avendra, customers obtain substantial savings on their purchases and other value added services to improve their operations and bottom line results. Formed in 2001, the company is headquartered in Rockville, MD and has regional offices throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, please call toll free, (866) AVENDRA, visit www.avendra.com, or email inquiries to info@avendra.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies 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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