Universal Services of America's Co-CEOs Win 2010 Vistage Member Leadership Award

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Brian Cescolini and Steve Jones, Co-CEOs of Universal Services of America, have won the 2010 Vistage Member Leadership Award in the Impact category. The award ceremony honors Vistage members who best exemplify one of the following six cultural imperatives in their business and community: collaboration, courage, impact, innovation, judgment and passion. Cescolini and Jones were recognized for their contribution to the success of others and their strong performances that led to the extraordinary growth of their company.

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The awards ceremony took place during Vistage's National Chief Executive Conference in San Diego, California, among hundreds of nominees and their guests. The evening's nominees were an elite group selected from the nearly 10,000 Vistage members in the U.S. Cescolini and Jones stood out among the competitors and won for their outstanding accomplishments and dedication to Vistage's values. With more than 14,000 CEO members worldwide, Vistage provides their members with access to new business perspectives and innovative strategies, in order to further develop the small and mid-size business sectors.

"I am specifically proud to have been nominated from a pool of 10,000 CEO members, let alone win this prestigious award," said Brian Cescolini, Chairman and Co-CEO of Universal Services of America. "In my 10 years as a Vistage CEO, I have learned to challenge myself with change while watching the significant growth of our company. My passion for cultural excellence is my most important goal."

"I am honored to have been selected as the first recipient of Vistage's Member Leadership Award," said Steven Jones, Co-CEO and COO of Universal Services of America. "This award is a reflection of all the hard work and dedication that our employees have put into making Universal what it is today. It is nice to see that a group of our peers worldwide recognize the efforts and successes of our team."

Cescolini and Jones have managed to take what began as a small company more than 45 years ago and turn it into the largest regional security and janitorial company in the U.S., with security and janitorial professionals guarding and cleaning assets located throughout California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Washington. Despite many hardships over the years, Cescolini and Jones have grown the company through the unmatched client retentions and referrals that are the result of their company's superior service. As Universal expanded, Cescolini and Jones designed, implemented and refined recruiting, training, performance monitoring and incentive programs that sharpened the organization's effectiveness. The 2010 Vistage Member Leadership Award is an honor that Cescolini and Jones are proud to accept.

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About Universal Services of America

Founded in 1965, Universal Services of America combines tradition with advanced technology to provide clients unmatched security protection, systems, fire/life safety and building maintenance services. Universal provides a full range of building services throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas and Washington, and includes Universal Protection Service, Universal Building Maintenance, Universal Security Systems and Universal Fire/Life Safety Services. (State Licenses: 1003458, 14417, 1025514, 0600, 58361).Visit us at: http://www.universalpro.com.

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