PCI Group Named Junior Achievement Business of the Year

PCI Group Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of rapid outbound direct mail services, has been named a “Business of the Year” for the Fort Mill, S.C. area by Junior Achievement (JA), the world’s largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing people to succeed in a global economy. The award was given to PCI Group President Chris Kropac Jr. and his team. PCI Group Executive Vice President Skip Pawul was on hand at the April 25th ceremony to accept the company’s award.

In presenting the JA Business of the Year Award to PCI Group, Ann Elliott, JA Regional Director for York, Chester and Lancaster Counties, SC said, “The company is a sponsor for our Fall Golf Event, sponsor of the JA Annual Bowl-a-thon held each February, and sponsored two teams. In addition, PCI Group has provided company volunteers in the classroom, teaching seven JA classes this year, including five in the Fort Mill schools.”

PCI Group President, Chris Kropac acknowledged the award, stating that, “We are strong believers in giving back to the community where we live and work. We especially want to support organizations such as Junior Achievement whose mission is to help develop and motivate our children for their future roles. On behalf of the entire PCI team, we appreciate this award and applaud the vital programming provided by Junior Achievement in preparing our students to be contributing members of the workforce and our future business leaders.”

Junior Achievement Regional Director Ann Elliot (center) presents award to PCI staff (from left to right) President Chris Kropac, Jr., EVP Skip Pawul, VP of Operations Perry Fernandes, Customer Service Rep Tim Franks, Controller Sharon Setzer and Manager of Direct Mail Operations Mark Riddagh

PCI Group Inc. is a family-owned and operated business founded in 1970. The company, named to the INC. 5000 in 2008 and the Charlotte Business Journal’s Fast 50 in 2009, provides comprehensive rapid outbound direct mail services to the collection and debt buying industry. A hallmark of its service in the company’s effective use of leading-edge technologies, from the Intelligent Mail Barcode to its proprietary processes including RapidCollect™, RapidInvoice™, RapidEntry™, RapidScrub™, webtrak™ and Pinpoint™. An industry leader in data security, PCI Group is SAS70 Type II, PCI DSS and HIPAA compliant and is currently pursuing FISMA compliance.

Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs for students which focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Today, 126 individual area operations reach four million students in the United States, with an additional 5.8 million students served by operations in 123 other countries worldwide. For more information, visit  www.ja.org.