Executive Change: Kory Wright Promoted at Columbia Ultimate

Columbia Ultimate, the industry expert in providing software and integrated solutions for collecting money, today announced that it has promoted Kory Wright to vice president of associate excellence. Previously a new business development manager, Wright will now oversee recruitment and human resources as well as internal training and learning initiatives for the company.

"Our lifeblood is our people and the combined knowledge we bring together. Ongoing education, learning and training to support and expand ongoing innovation, client care, and overall skills are critical to our success. Kory’s commitment, dedication and leadership style make him the most appropriate candidate to shepherd associate development and help us better serve our clients," said R. Fred Houston, president and CEO, Columbia Ultimate.

Bringing over 20 years of sales management and operations experience, Wright was previously the chief operations officer for Simply Right, a movie theater cleaning business in which he was responsible for revenue and expenses for a $6 million business with operations in eight states with over 300 sub-contractors. He has served as president for Wright Angle Ventures, Inc., and Healthware, Inc. He also served as a consultant for The Intelitech Group and was previously with Columbia Ultimate in the mid-1980’s spearheading sales. He rejoined Columbia Ultimate in early 2006 as a new business development manager.

Wright has a bachelor of science in business management from Brigham Young University.

Columbia Ultimate is the industry expert in providing software and integrated solutions for collecting money. Since 1979, collection agencies, debt buyers, banks, healthcare and retail organizations have relied on Columbia Ultimate’s comprehensive line of software and services to increase efficiency, profitability and success with their collections. In addition, Columbia Ultimate is the leader in providing revenue recovery solutions for state, county and local governments across the country.

Headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, Columbia Ultimate is a privately-held company with more than 500 clients worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.columbiaultimate.com.