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RALEIGH, N.C. – The Triangle Technology Executives Council (TTEC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic development of technology companies in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, has announced its new president & CEO as well as the 2009 board of directors. John Crites has been named president & CEO of TTEC where he will provide leadership for the organization's continued growth. Prior to joining TTEC, Crites served as president and CEO at MCNC and vice president and CIO
at RTI International.

Membership to TTEC is limited to senior information technology (IT) executives in decision-making roles and by invitation only. The professional association has grown from 25 members to more than 160 technology executives since January 2008. The 2009 board is charged with managing the organization's continued growth while positioning TTEC to provide maximum benefit to its members.

The 2009 board includes:
•Jeff Kramer, senior vice president of engineering and technology operations at Lulu.com – chairman
•Chuck Musciano, chief information officer for Martin Marietta Materials – vice chairman
•John Crites, president and CEO of TTEC
•Ralph Kasuba, vice president of operations at iContact – board secretary and membership director
•Tony Verdone, vice president of development and operations at MediClick, Inc. – educational director
•Sid Mitchener, partner at VACO Raleigh, LLC – public relations director
•Heather Hollick, IT consultant – operations director
•Craig Stone, chief executive officer of HireNetworks – board member
•Simon Sawyer, director of Credit Suisse and IT site manager for Credit Suisse's Raleigh site – board member

For more information on TTEC, visit www.ncttec.net.
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News Facts:
•The Triangle Technology Executives Council (TTEC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic development of technology companies in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, has announced its new president & CEO as well as the 2009 board of directors.
•John Crites has been named president & CEO of TTEC where he will provide leadership for the
organization's continued growth.
•Prior to joining TTEC, Crites served as president and CEO at MCNC and vice president and CIO at RTI International.
•Membership to TTEC is limited to senior information technology (IT) executives in decision-making roles and by invitation only.
•The professional association has grown from 25 members to more than 160 technology executives since
January 2008.