Eatontown, NJ (November 20, 2014) – Yorktel (@Yorktelcorp), the worldwide leader in unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), cloud, and video managed services, today announced that CEO, Ron Gaboury has been named a finalist in the Executive of the Year category in the 2014 NJBIZ Business of the Year awards program. The award program, produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s premier business news publication, is presented by EisnerAmper LLP and sponsored by Comcast Business.
“I am honored to be included as a finalist in this esteemed awards program,” said Ron Gaboury, Yorktel CEO. “NJBIZ is an exceptional business resource and an essential source of news and information on New Jersey’s economic climate.
“Understanding Yorktel’s massive potential, innovation and know-how, I take great pride in our team’s ability to leverage that expertise and expand Yorktel’s footprint into 84 countries around the globe. Acquisitions over the past few years were spearheaded domestically and internationally with companies that not only represented growth potential in our customer base, but also aligned with Yorktel’s overall vision and values. Truly, our strong working family has taught me so much over the years and we plan to never stop growing.”
The Business of the Year awards program celebrates New Jersey’s most dynamic businesses and business leaders who share a commitment to professional excellence, business growth and the community. Finalists were selected in six categories: Business of the Year (1-50 Employees), Business of the Year (51-100 Employees), Business of the Year (101+ Employees), Corporate Citizen of the Year, Emerging Business of the Year and Executive of the Year.
Finalists and winners were chosen by an independent panel of judges including: James W. Hughes, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; David W. Opderbeck, Seton Hall University School of Law; Shino John, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; and Peter Kasabach, New Jersey Future.
The Business of the Year award finalists will be recognized and the winner in each category will be announced during an awards dinner on December 8, 2014 at the Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, NJ.
Yorktel has also been honored by NJBIZ as a 2014 Minority-Owned Business (#11) and a NJBIZ 2014 Top 100 privately held company (#71).
For more information about the NJBIZ Business the Year awards program or to reserve seats to the event, please visit www.njbiz.com/events or contact Erika Plateroti at erikap@njbiz.com or (732) 246-5713.