Company: Heartland Payment Systems, Princeton NJ
Company Description: Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY) provides credit and debit card, payroll and related processing services to merchants throughout the United States. HPS provides services to over 140,000 merchants with 1,500 sales and servicing representatives and more than 800 employees in operations, information technology, marketing, administration and management positions.
Nomination Category: Sales Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best Sales Organization/Department

Nomination Title: Heartland Payment Systems

1. Tell the story about what this nominated organization/department achieved since January 1 2007 (up to 500 words). Focus on specific accomplishments, and relate these accomplishments to past performance or industry norms. Be sure to mention obstacles overcome, innovations or discoveries made, and outcomes:

   See the entry at http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/
   awards/426_2435_17674.cfm

2. List hyperlinks to any online news stories, press releases, or other documents that support the claims made in the section above. IMPORTANT: Begin each link with http://, and enclose each link in square brackets; for example, [http://www.youraddress.com]:

3. Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about the leader(s) of the nominated organization/department: