It’s that time of the year again when ENX celebrates those in our industry who are making a difference. Months were spent collecting nominations from industry peers keen to recognize their colleagues, and we are presenting those honorees in this issue.
For me, being new to the magazine, it was enjoyable to review all the nominations. Some of the people I knew, but many of them I did not, and it was interesting to learn about the talents, vision and leadership of the many individuals driving the industry forward. I hope to get to know them all better.
Once again, the recipients ranged from OEM executives to software pioneers; from marketing executives and pundits to the maverick dealers who are achieving great success by adopting new technologies and services.
It was also refreshing to see so many more “behind-the-scenes” people this year. Clearly there are many who are neither CEOs nor SVPs and whose importance to their companies and the industry at large is immeasurable. It was satisfying to see them recognized.
Which leads me to the term “industry.” Yes, it’s convenient (and I use it all the time) but its connotation of a bland uniformity belies the richness of the people who formulate and drive the policies, invent, innovate, execute the projects or even offer an objective analysis of the events that occupy the office technology space.
With this issue, we hope to offer a peek behind the monolith and celebrate the contributions of the nominees who are making a difference. We would also like to thank all of those who took their time to nominate their peers and help us gather supporting materials.
Congratulations and thank you!
