(TMA International Headquarters)
September
30, 2002 – Chris Curtin, outgoing president of the Florida Chapter, has been
named as the 2002 winner of the “Outstanding Individual Contribution” award from
the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).
This award is given to an individual
whose dedication and commitment has made a lasting contribution not only to TMA,
but also the corporate renewal industry. Curtin will receive the award at TMA’s
annual conference at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo., October 23-26,
2002. TMA
,
with 5,300 members in 31 regional
chapters, is the premier professional community dedicated to corporate renewal
and turnaround management.
Curtin is
vice president at Bankers Mutual Capital Corporation in North Palm Beach,
Fla.
He has served as president of
the Florida Chapter of TMA for nearly five years and was a member of TMA’s
international Board of Directors and Chapter President’s Council.
When
nominated for the award, Curtin was cited for “almost single-handedly” saving
two TMA Florida chapters from “near oblivion” and for his “tireless effort to
recruit members.”
He
combined the two failing groups and
expanded meeting locations into Orlando and Tampa. Quality lunch speakers, joint
meetings with other organizations, and a golf outing successfully raised
awareness of TMA’s presence in the area and helped recruit new members. The
Florida Chapter has grown to 130 members, which now has “an excellent balance of
lenders, turnaround specialists, accountants and lawyers.”
His nomination states that without his
efforts, “there would probably still not be a successful TMA chapter in
Florida.”
The
nomination also praises Curtin’s professional life as “an important cog in the
lending wheel.” Considered a “lender of the downtrodden,” Bankers Mutual Capital
Corporation is a Factoring and Purchase Order funding company and serves the
niche of the market other lenders generally avoid. Bankers Mutual allows startup
companies and those currently losing money to continue doing business.
Turnaround
Management Association (www.turnaround.org) is the only international non-profit
association dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management. With
international headquarters in Chicago, TMA’s 5,300 members in 31 regional
chapters comprise a professional community of turnaround practitioners,
attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, accountants,
appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultants. Members adhere to
a Code of Ethics specifying high standards of professionalism, integrity and
competence. Its Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) program recognizes
professional excellence and provides an objective measure of expertise related
to workouts, restructurings and corporate renewal.
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