Pantellos in the News For the second year in a row, Pantellos was named among Forbes magazine’s “Best of the Web” in the Energy category. A Forbes editor explained the criteria used to determine winners: “The criteria are essentially strategy, innovation, execution, staying power and its Web site, but we filter through several analysts, consultants, venture capitalists and other interested parties. If it’s up there, it’s because there are people out there who are confident in the company.” To view the award, click here. Pantellos is pleased to be a sponsor for the second annual Strategic Supply Chain Management for Utilities conference, scheduled for January 21-23, 2004 in Orlando, FL. Featured speakers include Brad Tobin, vice president and chief procurement officer, FirstEnergy; Jim Neikirk, president and CEO, Pantellos; Don Rueter, vice president, supply management, Pantellos; and Sheri Wiltshire Straw, director, supply chain services, Cinergy Corp. Pantellos will host a luncheon on Thursday, January 22. To register for the conference, call 1 800 817-8601 or register online at www.cbinet.com. Jim Neikirk, Pantellos president and CEO, was interviewed for the Texas Business Review produced by Sky Radio/Forbes Radio Network. The interview will be aired on American Airlines flights during January 2004. Other guests will include Michael Dell, Steve Forbes, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and Will Wynn, mayor of Austin, Texas. To listen to Jim’s interview, click here. “Try Before You Buy: The Ups and Downs of B2B Exchanges” in the October issue of purchasingb2b magazine includes interviews with Jim Neikirk, President and CEO of Pantellos, and Brad Tobin, chief procurement officer and vice president, supply chain at FirstEnergy. The article cites the “forward thinking” at both Pantellos and FirstEnergy. To see a copy of this article, click here. Don Rueter, Pantellos vice president, supply management, made a presentation at the National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference. Don discussed strategies and tactics to help MBEs compete and win business through electronic auctions. Click here to view a PowerPoint® version of Don’s presentation. The Houston Business Journal highlighted the Pantellos-negotiated collaborative agreement with Verizon Wireless in an article that appeared the week of October 20, 2003. Click here to read the article. Go back