The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced it will be accepting member nominations for its 2023 Operations & Technology Excellence Award. The award recognizes equipment finance organizations that have successfully implemented an operational excellence initiative and/or a technology innovation project. The winner(s) will be recognized at the ELFA’s 2023 Operations & Technology Conference, which will be held Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 at the Sheraton New Orleans hotel in New Orleans. The deadline to apply is June 19.

“For those unsure if they should submit an award application, I strongly encourage you to,” Candace Reinhart, subcommittee chair for the award and COO/CXO of CoreTech Leasing, said. “There is so much that the community of ELFA member companies accomplish in the world of operations and technology for this industry. Each company should truly be proud of the hard work they accomplish. I am beyond thrilled to chair the excellence award committee this year and I can say that this committee is extremely excited for the submissions to begin rolling in.”

Submissions may include — but are not limited to — a new initiative, business model, customer experience improvement, consolidation, efficiency enhancement or digital transformation project.