Robert Keane Honored for Business Excellence and
Company’s Contributions to Local Technology Community
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq: VPRT), the small business marketing company,
today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Keane,
has received the 2008 Mass Technology Leadership Council Technology Leadership
Award as CEO of the Year.
The Technology Leadership Awards honor Massachusetts companies and individuals
who best exemplify leadership and excellence in business and technology. Winners
were selected from a field of over 160 nominations by the Council’s Board of
Trustees, media and other industry luminaries. The winners were announced at the
11th annual Awards Gala on October 23, 2008 at the Boston Sheraton.
“I am honored to be recognized as CEO of the year by the Mass Technology
Leadership Council. This award is not an individual achievement, but rather a
recognition of the role that our technologists have played in the rapid growth
and success of VistaPrint,” said Keane. “Our team of talented software
engineers, manufacturing engineers and information technology professionals
innovate and improve our technology on a constant basis. Through their efforts
our proprietary technology has led our industry for the past eight years and
propelled VistaPrint forward as the market leader for small business marketing
solutions.”
“The 2008 Mass Technology Leadership Awards recognizes outstanding achievements
on the corporate level and with individuals who strive for leadership excellence
in business and technology,” said Tom Hopcroft, executive director of the Mass
Technology Leadership Council. “The winners represent not only their leadership
and innovative work; it’s also about recognizing current and future leaders who
have a significant impact on the state’s technology sector.”
VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind by providing everything they
need to market their business. Products include high-quality and low-cost
printed products such as
holiday
cards, brochures,
make your own business cards, and postcards; promotional apparel including
hats and T-shirts; and
marketing services such as copywriting, Web sites, design and postcard mailing.
The company also offers a number of helpful videos and articles on marketing
their small business in their virtual
Learning Center.
About The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc.
The Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. is the only association that
addresses the critical leadership issues of innovative software and
technology-enabled companies. Formed by the combination of Massachusetts
Software Council and New England Business and Technology Association, Inc., the
organization is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the
success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors.
The Mass Technology Leadership Council conducts educational programs, hosts
industry events, facilitates networking, sponsors research, advocates in favor
of technology policies that promote innovation, entrepreneurship and
competition, and recognizes industry-leading companies and people.
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having
served over 16 million customers world-wide. VistaPrint offers small businesses
everything they need to market their business with brand identity and
promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A
global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19
localized Web sites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range
of marketing products and services are available online at
www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s
products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint.
All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.