Purchasing Power® COO Elizabeth Halkos Named 2017 Stevie® Awards Female Executive of the Year Silver Award Winner

ATLANTA, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Purchasing Power^® Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Halkos has been named a Silver Award Winner in the "Female Executive of the Year, Business Services: 11 to 2,500 Employees - Business Services" category in the 14th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run worldwide. Since 2002 the Stevie Awards?derived the Greek for "crowned"?have been conferred for achievement in business to organizations and individuals in more than 60 nations. Finalists were chosen by more than 170 professionals worldwide.

Halkos was cited for raising the bar both for her professional career, as well as her expanding role as teacher and mentor for younger women preparing to launch their own business ventures. Among her most recent business accomplishments, she has played an integral role in launching the company's 2017 rebranding campaign and new channel partnership strategies that resulted in 19% revenue and 80.5% adjusted EBITDA growth compared to the same six-month time period in 2016. Assuming responsibility this year for all client and customer experience strategies, she oversaw the launch of a new call center operation and a new CRM system. Halkos also was part of the executive team that vetted and secured Purchasing Power's nine-figure sale to P.E.I. firm Flexpoint Ford, LCC last December.

The 2017 Stevie Awards were announced and distributed at a gala event held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Friday, Nov. 17. Further information about the Stevie Awards can be found at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

About Purchasing Power, LLC
Purchasing Power, LLC, is one of the fastest-growing voluntary benefit companies in the industry, offering a leading employee purchase program for consumer products and services as well as providing financial tools and resources to improve employee financial wellness. Purchasing Power is available to millions of people through large companies including Fortune 500s, associations and government agencies. Headquartered in Atlanta, Purchasing Power is 'Powering People to a Better Lifetm' through its employee purchase program, financial literacy efforts and corporate social responsibility initiatives. Purchasing Power is a Flexpoint Ford, LLC company. For more information, visit www.PurchasingPower.com.

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