12th Annual ITA CityLIGHTS Awards honor technology innovation, success in Illinois
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) named Corptax CEO, Dave Shea, a finalist for the 2011 CEO of the Year award, which will be given out at the Illinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS Gala on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
The recognition illustrates the dramatic effect Corptax has had transforming the business of corporate tax as well as the success of the business in the past five years. Corptax offers the only tax ERP solution on the market. The solution is revolutionizing the way corporate professionals control data and processes across the entire continuum of tax. Under Shea's direction, Corptax achieved dramatic growth and redefined itself as a leader in business process and workflow automation software for tax.
ITA will name winners at the CityLIGHTS Awards Gala. The gala attracts more than 700 people from 400 organizations including business owners, investors, legislators and policymakers.
A panel of more than 40 judges representing leaders in the Illinois technology community reviewed nominations and selected the finalists. Judges hail from major organizations including Microsoft, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New World Ventures, and World Business Chicago, and newer entities including Technori, Viewpoints.com, Marchie Enterprises, Inc., SmartSignal and midVentures. The list of past winners includes The Point (now known as Groupon), GrubHub.com, NAVTEQ, Model Metrics, Smart Signal, Mayor Richard M. Daley, and Jack Noonan.
"I'm proud to be nominated for this honor, but it really belongs to Corptax's exceptional employees and loyal clients," said Shea. "It recognizes the collective dedication of the team that has helped bring our vision to life, as well as the success of our clients who are using our tax ERP solution to transform the business of tax."
"There is a growing energy and momentum in the Illinois technology industry, and this is reflected in the record number, more than 200, and the quality of the CityLIGHTS Awards nominations this year," said ITA CEO Fred Hoch. "Nominees range from start-up companies to industry leaders, and we are extremely excited to see the organizations and individuals that rise to the top in 2011."
Public voting runs from April 18–29, 2011. Winners will be determined by composite score (50 percent judges; 50 percent community voting) in all categories except the CityLIGHTS Award, which is determined solely by the ITA Board of Directors. Votes can be submitted through end of day on April 29, 2011.
About Corptax
Corptax is transforming the business of tax. With a focus on streamlining the tax lifecycle, Corptax helps companies eliminate manual and redundant tasks, enhance data accuracy and quality, and dramatically improve planning and analysis capabilities. Notably, our common system of record is the only ERP solution for tax departments. To learn more about how Corptax is transforming the business of tax, visit www.corptax.com.
About the ITA
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is a driving force behind the growth of Illinois' vibrant technology industry. We are relentless in championing the development and application of technology, from start-up companies to industry leaders, leveraging the transformative nature of technology to revolutionize industries. ITA uniquely capitalizes peer-to-peer collaboration, networking, and access to experts across the breadth of business to cultivate the Illinois technology industry. The unique and powerful integration of these valuable and experienced resources differentiates the ITA as a source of accelerated growth for the technology industry of Illinois. For more information about ITA, please visit www.illinoistech.org.
Contact the ITA at headquarters@illinoistech.org, follow the discussion on Twitter at @itabuzz, and visit www.illinoistech.org to find out more about how ITA supports the growth of the local industry.
Contacts:
ITA
Dorothy Radke, Marketing & Communications
+1.312.924.1044
dradke@illinoistech.org
or
Corptax
Ellen
Snelling
+1.847.236.8235
esnelling@corptax.com