DES MOINIES, Iowa–Two executives with TMG have been named finalists for the Technology Association of Iowa’s prestigious Prometheus Awards. The honors include:
- Top Growth Company of the Year
- CEO of the Year – Shazia Manus
- CTO of the Year – Pam BrodsacK
Award recipients will be announced during the 12th Annual LWBJ Prometheus Awards at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Thursday, April 20, 2017.
“Recognized as the premier event for Iowa technology, the Prometheus Awards brings together leaders from technology, business, education and government to celebrate technology achievements and recognize the year's momentous innovations,” TMG said.
The awards and event are presented by Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Led by CEO Manus’ strategic vision and fueled by CTO Brodsack’s ability to identify industry-driving trends, TMG said it is blazing a new trail in a decades-old industry. Since January 2015, the payments processor has increased the number of credit and debit card accounts it processes by 35%. TMG also increased staff by nearly 40% and improved revenue by 23.4% in 2016. Card-issuing partners of TMG have experienced a boost in success too—growing their credit and debit portfolios by over 20% on average in 2016.
As CTO of TMG, the company said Brodsack has demonstrated a strong commitment to exploring new possibilities for expanding technology offerings to the financial institutions TMG serves.
“She possesses a keen sense of the industry and has the foresight to identify trends that can drive it forward. Brodsack recently built a cross-functional team to develop a new enterprise-level application for TMG,” the company said. “Extending her leadership to benefit the industry at large, Brodsack helped lead a joint study with CO-OP Financial Services and Mercator Advisory Group on blockchain technology. The study produced a strategic decision framework tool that will serve as an evaluation