Vestmark's Annmarie Rogers Takes Bronze in 2012 Stevie(C) Awards for Sales & Customer Service


WAKEFIELD, MA--(Marketwire - Mar 6, 2012) - Annmarie Rogers, Senior Vice President of Customer Engineering for Vestmark, a leading innovator of advisory solutions and wealth management technology, was awarded the Bronze Stevie for Customer Service Leader of the Year at the sixth annual Stevie© Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world's top sales awards, contact center awards, and customer service awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards(SM)and International Business Awards(SM).

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the trophies were presented to honorees during a gala banquet on Monday, February 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. More than 350 nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries attended. The presentations were broadcast live by the Business TalkRadio Network.

More than 1,000 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year's competition. Finalists were determined by the average scores of 93 professionals worldwide, acting as preliminary judges. Entries were considered in 27 categories for customer service professionals, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; 38 categories for sales professionals, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year to Sales Department of the Year; and categories to recognize new products and services and solution providers.

As Senior Vice President of Vestmark's Customer Engineering organization, Ms. Rogers has implemented innovative customer service practices that have been central to Vestmark's ability to deliver its value proposition to its customers and grow from zero to more than 1.5 million accounts and over $200 billion in assets.

"Earning the Bronze 2012 Stevie Awards for Customer Service Leader is a great honor," said Ms. Rogers. "This award is really a reflection of the commitment our entire team has made to our customers and that our organization has made to instilling a customer-centered culture."

John Lunny, CEO of Vestmark says of Annmarie, "Vestmark's unique deployment methodology is a best of both worlds scenario, providing customers with a Software as a Service solution that is also customized for their unique environments. This advanced approach is made possible because of Annmarie's expertise, dedication and hard work. We're thrilled she has been recognized for her enormous contribution to our clients' success."

More than 100 members of seven specialized judging committees determined Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging this year.

About Vestmark
Vestmark provides VestmarkONE, a unified wealth management platform offering comprehensive, real time technology that enables Broker-Dealers, investment managers, RIAs, bank trusts, and other financial firms to deliver holistic wealth management and a full range of advisory solutions. Vestmark's experienced team works closely with clients to implement tailored solutions incorporating best practices that help firms gather more assets, increase efficiencies and minimize operating risks. For more information about Vestmark's solutions, please call 781-224-3640, email inquiry@vestmark.com or visit www.vestmark.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.

Sponsors and supporters of the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include American Support, Coloredge Los Angeles * New York, Competence Call Center, SDL and ValueSelling Associates.

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