STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEW’s senior vice president of Human Resources, Terri Feely, received the Leadership Award for organizations with 1,000 or more employees at the 10th annual HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington ceremony held last week in Arlington, Va. NEW is the leading provider of extended service plans and buyer protection programs for consumer products.
“I am deeply honored to be recognized by the local HR community with this prestigious award,” said Feely. “At NEW, we value team success and thrive on collaboration, which is the foundation of our success and culture. I feel fortunate to be surrounded by incredibly talented colleagues who also share my passion and vision for making NEW the employer of choice in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area.”
Feely was recognized for making significant contributions to NEW by creating and implementing HR policies that encourage innovation, career development and employee engagement; are consistent with NEW’s core values; and foster an environment where employees feel valued, rewarded and recognized.
In receiving this award, Feely was also named a finalist for The Dr. J.P. London Award for Promoting Ethical Behavior, which honors those who have illustrated an enduring commitment to ethical business practices. Specifically, she was commended for her leadership of and contributions to NEW’s corporate social responsibility program, Compassion Forward. Through Compassion Forward, NEW made donations to more than 80 charities in 2010.
Established in 2001, the HR Leadership Awards is an independent awards program that promotes and advances excellence in the HR profession in the greater Washington, D.C., area.
Under Feely’s stewardship, NEW was recently named one of the district’s Best Places to Work for the second consecutive year by the Washington Business Journal.
About N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, LLC (NEW)
NEW, together with its affiliates and member companies, is the leading global provider of extended service plans, buyer protection services and product support, providing coverage to more than 150 million consumers around the world. Founded in 1983, with headquarters in Sterling, Va., NEW provides award-recognized post-sale consumer care for leading retailers, consumer service providers, wireless carriers and financial services firms in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Turkey and the United Kingdom. NEW delivers a comprehensive customer care solution that begins on day one of the product purchase and extends through the end of the product life cycle. For more information, please visit NEW at www.newcorp.com or call 1-800 WHAT'S NEW (1-800-942-8763).
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