TradingPartners CEO Mark Barnekow Named as Finalist in 2012 American Business Awards(SM)

CHICAGO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Barnekow has been named a Finalist as Executive of the Year in the 2012 American Business Awards.  Mark is CEO of TradingPartners (www.tradingpartners.com), the leader in spend management technology and services.

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

Mark is nominated in the Executive of the Year category for Business Services.  He is nominated for his outstanding leadership turning an ordinary eAuction company into an industry-leading, fully managed spend management technology and services company.  Since taking over as TradingPartners CEO in January 2011, Mark has introduced new technology and business services, created partnerships to expand the business footprint globally, and built a business that saves customers millions of dollars each year.  In his first year as TradingPartners' CEO, Mark turned the company into a profitable business and engaged in establishing close relationships with the firm's large, blue chip customer base, including a large global retailer.

More than 3,000 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. Finalists were chosen by more than 140 business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  More than 150 members of 10 specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place May 14 – 25, 2010.  

About TradingPartners

Based in Chicago, with European headquarters in London, and operations in Africa, Asia and Latin and South America, TradingPartners provides growing companies and global Fortune 500 firms with the most comprehensive and effective spend visibility technologies and managed services.  With a global vertical focus in foodservice, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector, retail and services industries, TradingPartners assists its customers to reduce the cost of their direct and indirect purchases with tangible results often in the 10-25% range.  TradingPartners' unparalleled domain expertise, comprehensive supplier database, and robust spend management technology platform have helped hundreds of corporations and public sector entities achieve dramatic business process improvements and tangible cost savings.  For more information, visit www.tradingpartners.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.

SOURCE TradingPartners