Congratulations Pam!!

I know she won't make a big deal about it, so I am going to.

This week has been Egencia's annual Sales and Account Management meeting and last night was the Awards banquet to recognize top performers for 2008. Pam, as you know changed her role this year and was promoted to a Field Account Manager position, something no one else in the company has ever done. There are about 25 Field Account Managers in the company and most have been in the travel industry for about 20 years.

The VP started talking about someone who had a reputation for doing whatever it takes and for developing outstanding relationships with her customers. He went on to spout off some numbers including achieving 109% of goal, even with the Q4 dramatic drop because of the economy. He talked about how this person had only been in her role for about 1/2 of the year but still, let's face it, kicked everyone else's butt (my words, not his).

I was so proud when they called Pam to the front of the room to accept her award for Outstanding Performance. She got a standing ovation from many of her colleagues who love Pam (no surprise) and understand how hard she has worked to come so far in so little time.

Put your hands together for PAM!! The Vander Hoeven Machine rolls on!!