Annual award recognizes positive contributions
among technology professionals
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., May 15, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Stericycle, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRCL) a leading
provider of regulated medical waste management and secure
information destruction solutions, today announced that
Janet H. Zelenka, executive vice
president, chief financial officer and chief information officer,
has won the 2023 Bronze Stevie® Award for Technology
Executive of the Year. This award recognizes those who have made
outstanding contributions to the workforce and demonstrated
excellence in the field of technology, software, web development
and more.
Ms. Zelenka joined Stericycle as CFO in 2019, bringing a strong
breadth of expertise across corporate finance, accounting,
information technology and operations. She assumed the additional
duties and responsibilities of CIO in 2020 to further support
effective IT-related internal controls and the implementation of a
North American enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, as well
as enhance efficiency of the company's financial systems.
Throughout her tenure at Stericycle, Ms. Zelenka has demonstrated
exceptional leadership qualities and has relentlessly pursued
projects and innovative solutions to advance Stericycle's key
business priorities, while also addressing today's many business
and technological challenges.
"Ms. Zelenka is highly deserving of this honor," said
Cindy J. Miller, president and chief
executive officer at Stericycle. "Her drive to use innovative
thinking and technological solutions to improve the customer
experience and transform the business inspires our team every day.
We are thrilled that her efforts to holistically connect
information technology with the broader business have been
recognized by this prestigious award."
As the world's premier business award, the
Stevie® Awards honors and generates public
recognition for the achievements and positive contributions of
organizations and working professionals worldwide. More than 2,300
nominations from organizations of all sizes and in nearly every
industry were evaluated in this year's competition by more than 170
professionals worldwide, whose average scores determined the
winners.
"I am honored to receive this award and to be recognized amongst
this talented group of information technology professionals," Ms.
Zelenka said. "As IT leaders, we are uniquely positioned to develop
a data and analytics infrastructure that drives business insights
and decisions and, ultimately, financial results."
Ms. Zelenka currently serves as the audit committee chair on the
board of directors for U.S. Venture and Ideal Industries, Inc. She
also serves on Harper
College's C-Suite Advisory Council and is a member of
The Chicago Network and the Chicago Chapter of the American
Statistical Association. Ms. Zelenka recently received the 2022
CIO+ award from The Executives' Club of Chicago, The Society of Information Management
(SIM) Chicago and The Association
of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Chicago and was recognized as the 2022 Chicago
CIO of the Year® ORBIE® award winner in the
enterprise category.
About Stericycle
Stericycle, Inc., is a U.S. based business-to-business services
company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that
protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being and
safeguards the environment. Stericycle serves customers in the U.S.
and 15 countries with solutions for regulated waste and compliance
services and secure information destruction. For more information
about Stericycle, please visit stericycle.com.
Media Contact:
Stericycle
Media Relations
Stericycle, Inc
media@stericycle.com
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