The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) announced it is accepting member nominations for its 2013 Operations & Technology Excellence (O&TE) Award. The O&TE Award will be presented to two winners at the ELFA Operations & Technology Conference, September 9-10 at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. The deadline for award nominations is June 3rd.
The O&TE Award Program identifies and recognizes equipment leasing and finance companies that have demonstrated innovative uses of technology or a pioneering technology approach to improve operations, enhance customer interactions, enter new markets and build overall ROI.
“The O&TE Award is a fantastic opportunity to highlight equipment finance and leasing companies that are applying innovative uses of technology to adapt and differentiate in a highly competitive environment,” said Deborah Reuben, Senior Product Manager, HCL Technologies and O&TE Award Sub-committee Chair. “The stories coming out of this program are inspirational.”
In addition to the winners receiving recognition at the Operations & Technology Conference, they will receive industry-wide recognition at the 2013 ELFA Annual Convention, in Equipment Leasing & Finance magazine, on the ELFA website, in the ELFA SmartBrief newsletter and on the association’s social media channels.
For details on award entry eligibility, requirements and judging, click here. Nominations must be received no later than Midnight Eastern Time, Monday, June 3, 2013. Nominations should be submitted via email only to Lisa Ramirez at lramirez@elfaonline.org with MS Office compatible attachments.
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) is the trade association that represents companies in the $725 billion equipment finance sector, which includes financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing capital goods. ELFA members are the driving force behind the growth in the commercial equipment finance market and contribute to capital formation in the U.S. and abroad. Its more than 575 members include independent and captive leasing and finance companies, banks, financial services corporations, broker/packagers and investment banks, as well as manufacturers and service providers. ELFA has been equipping business for success for more than 50 years. For more information, please visit www.elfaonline.org and follow ELFA on Twitter @elfaonline.