HTG Peer Groups Congratulates Leadership Award Winners

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May 05, 2010, 08:40 ET

DALLAS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HTG Peer Groups, a network of IT solution provider executives formed to collaborate and share business best practices, announced the winners of its second annual leadership awards, given out at the HTG Summit at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas, Texas.

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Each HTG peer group selected one member who was most deserving, and other recipients were recognized for nationwide contributions. Winners announced this year were:

Founder's Award: Robert Lindley, president of Innovative Systems, Inc.

Leadership Award: Brad Kowerchuk, president of Bralin Technology Solutions

Facilitator of the Year: Garrett Brucker, president of Solve IT

Spirit Award: Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies

Go-Giver Awards: Brian O'Shaughnessy, president of ITConnexx; Steve Riat, sales manager at Nex-Tech; Raja Pagadala, managing director of The Final Step; Aaron Booker, president of Hardlines Co.

Excellence in Partnering Award: Amy Kardel, COO of Clever Ducks and Jay Strickland, president of WingSwept

Vendor Sponsor of the Year: ConnectWise

Friend of HTG: CompTIA (Computer Technology Industry Association)

Peer Group of the Year: HTG5

Group Members of the Year

HTG1: Connie Arentson, president of Heartland Technology Solutions

HTG2: Jeff Howard, president of Networking Results

HTG3: Erin Arnold, (president) of NextStep Networking

HTG4: Galen Lambert, (president) of CSI Kansas Inc.

HTG5: Nick Bock, CEO and cofounder of Five Nines Tech Group

HTG6: Jeremy Kurth, (CTO) of K&R Network Solutions

HTG7: David Dooley, (president) of EZ Micro Solutions

HTG8: David Ohendalski and Antonio Ortiz, (president & director of services) of AgniTEK

HTG9: Jeff Boate, president of SMS proTECH

HTG10: Andrew Lozier, vice president of Next Dimension Inc.

HTG11: Raja Pagadala, managing director of The Final Step

HTG12: Chris Brown, (vice president) of NRG Technology Services

HTG13: Greg Johnson, president of Pearl Technology

HTG14: Chris Boyle, (president & CEO) of MyITpros

HTG15: Mike Haworth, (CEO) of Binatech System Solutions, Inc.

HTG16: Mike Perkins, president of DNG

HTG17: Neil Hawkins, (partner & COO) of LANAIR Group

HTG18: Bobby Welch, (president) of ACCi

HTG19: John Prichard, (owner) of Catalyst Solutions, Inc.

"True leaders make a commitment, set accountabilities and then lead the way to success, while being the first to sign up for carrying their share of the load," said Arlin Sorensen, founder and CEO of the HTG Peer Groups. "We congratulate all of this year's winners for leading their companies and achieving their business goals while also making a significant contribution to their peer group."

The four-day summit attracted almost 500 attendees including more than 40 vendor exhibitors and strategic partners. It offered workshops, clinics and presentations covering business and technology issues that face IT solution providers, and opportunities to network and consult with other attendees to build relationships and solve common challenges.

About HTG Peer Groups

HTG Peer Groups (HTG) is an international peer group organization focused on business improvement, member accountability and life/work excellence among leading IT solution providers. HTG currently has nearly 240 member companies throughout North America, Australia and the UK. HTG Peer Group members are primarily IT solution providers, working together in groups of 10-12 member companies to improve the performance of their businesses through information sharing. HTG peer groups act as a virtual 'board of directors' for each other, frankly examining business performance metrics and helping each other to formulate and meet business goals. HTG Peer Groups meet quarterly for a confidential two-day event focused on sharing best practices, benchmarking, process improvement and tools. HTG was founded in 2000 by Arlin Sorensen to provide solution providers a community to foster business and personal growth driven by execution. Visit www.htgpeergroups.com or call 712-744-3619 for more information.