{"id":26562,"date":"2017-11-16T11:35:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T19:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=26562"},"modified":"2017-11-16T11:35:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T19:35:23","slug":"konica-minolta-president-and-ceo-rick-taylor-named-executive-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2017\/11\/konica-minolta-president-and-ceo-rick-taylor-named-executive-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Konica Minolta President and CEO Rick Taylor Named Executive of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ramsey, NJ (Nov. 13, 2017)<\/em> \u2014 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. announced the selection of Rick Taylor, president and CEO of Konica Minolta, as Executive of the Year by The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Awards and Charities Dinner held on November 2 at the Madison Hotel in Morristown, NJ. In addition, Konica Minolta was recognized as Best Production Print Manufacturer and for Best Marketing Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>This is the eleventh year that Taylor has received this award, which is given based on a minimum of 275 nominations from dealers to The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Dealer Survey, now in its 32nd year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to accept this award on behalf of the team at Konica Minolta,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cOur success is attributed to the hard work and dedication of our team which supports our dealers and inspires me on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn more than 30 years giving out annual awards for outstanding performances no manufacturer has ever garnered three awards. To us, this is a \u001bgreat testimony to how the independent dealer channel regards Konica Minolta. Our congratulations to Rick Taylor and his entire team for an outstanding effort,\u201d said Frank G. Cannata, president and CEO, The Cannata Report.<\/p>\n<p>The evening raised and pledged $175,000 to benefit Hackensack Meridian Health University Medical Center. The event also highlighted The Cannata Report\u2019s ongoing fundraising efforts for Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon and support of other veterans-related initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event is attended by prominent executives from the imaging, document solutions and business technology industries, including all major copier\/printer manufacturers and dealers.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Konica Minolta<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.countonkonicaminolta.com\">Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc.<\/a> is reshaping and revolutionizing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reshapework.com\">Workplace of the Future<\/a>. With our comprehensive portfolio, we deliver solutions to leverage mobility, cloud services, and optimize business processes with workflow automation. Our All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramsey, NJ (Nov. 13, 2017) \u2014 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. announced the selection of Rick Taylor, president and CEO of Konica Minolta, as Executive of the Year by The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Awards and Charities Dinner held on November 2 at the Madison Hotel in Morristown, NJ. In addition, Konica Minolta was recognized as Best Production Print Manufacturer and for Best Marketing Strategy. This is the eleventh year that Taylor has received this award, which is given based on a minimum of 275 nominations from dealers to The Cannata Report\u2019s Annual Dealer Survey, now in its 32nd year. \u201cI am honored to accept this award on behalf of the team at Konica Minolta,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cOur success is attributed to the hard work and dedication of our team which supports our dealers and inspires me on a daily basis.\u201d \u201cIn more than 30 years giving out annual awards for outstanding performances no manufacturer has ever garnered three awards. To us, this is a \u001bgreat testimony to how the independent dealer channel regards Konica Minolta. Our congratulations to Rick Taylor and his entire team for an outstanding effort,\u201d said Frank G. Cannata, president and CEO, The Cannata Report. The evening raised and pledged $175,000 to benefit Hackensack Meridian Health University Medical Center. The event also highlighted The Cannata Report\u2019s ongoing fundraising efforts for Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon and support of other veterans-related initiatives. The annual event is attended by prominent executives from the imaging, document solutions and business technology industries, including all major copier\/printer manufacturers and dealers. ### About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. is reshaping and revolutionizing the Workplace of the Future. With our comprehensive portfolio, we deliver solutions to leverage mobility, cloud services, and optimize business processes with workflow automation. Our All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[224,462],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26564,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26562\/revisions\/26564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}