StarTek Strikes Gold at Contact Center World Awards

StarTek, Inc. (NYSE:SRT) bested industry leading contact centers to win the coveted Gold Medal for Best Community Spirit in the Americas for its “StarTek Cares” social responsibility program in Lynchburg, VA at the 2008 Contact Center World Awards. A leading provider of high value business process outsourcing services, the company also received Highly Commended awards in three additional categories including Best Customer Service, Best Contact Center Leader and Best Contact Center Supervisor.

According to StarTek’s Lynchburg Center Director, Robert O’Leary, local employees donated nearly 3,400 community service hours, and raised more than $43,000 for local charities in 2007. This is the second consecutive year the Lynchburg StarTek Cares program has been recognized, earning a Silver Medal last year at the Contact Center World Awards.

“StarTek employees in Lynchburg truly exemplify the company’s commitment to supporting the communities in which we live and work,” said Matt Brekke, StarTek marketing director. “In 2007, employees in all of our 20 call center facilities embraced our StarTek Cares social responsibility program and responded by volunteering more than 10,000 hours, and raising more than $200,000 for 120 charitable organizations throughout North America.”

As a result of its Gold Medal win last week, StarTek will have the opportunity to compete in Contact Center World’s “World Finals” competition in Las Vegas this November.

Contact Center World, the leading global support organization for the contact center industry with more than 112,000 corporate members, is in its third year of sponsoring the Contact Center World Awards Program. More than 800 entries were received for this year’s competition.

When it really matters, communications companies look to StarTek, a leading provider of high value business process outsourcing services. Since 1987, StarTek has partnered with their clients to solve strategic business challenges, improve customer retention, increase revenue and reduce costs through an improved customer experience. Known for creating the highest customer service for clients and their customers, StarTek services include customer care, sales support, complex order processing, accounts receivable management, technical support and other industry-specific processes. Headquartered in Denver, Colo., StarTek operates 21 facilities in North America. For more information, call 800.541.1130.