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Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Division Leader Awarded CEO of the Year

Announcement posted by Wolters Kluwer 20 Jun 2019

SIIA CODiE Awards Recognizes TAA CEO Karen Abramson
(NEW YORK, NY, June 19, 2019) — Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting division CEO Karen Abramson has been named the 2019 CEO of the year by the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) CODiETM awards for Business Technology.  The CODiETM awards recognize outstanding company teams, individuals, and leadership for their commitment to the software and digital content industries.
 
For several years now, Karen Abramson has launched award-winning products and driven technology and innovation forward across the Wolters Kluwer organization. “I am quite honored to receive this prestigious award, which is really a recognition of the entire team at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. I am quite fortunate to have a highly motivated innovative team that inspires me and works tirelessly for our clients every day,” Karen Abramson, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting CEO.
 
Abramson says the key to success is understanding the nexus between operation, strategy, and teamwork. “We have been able to consistently launch groundbreaking products geared toward accountants and financial experts because of our relentless drive to understand customer wants and needs, as well as predicting what they will need tomorrow. It would not be possible without the efforts of our entire global tax and accounting team consistently working together as a cohesive group,” said Abramson.
 
Abramson also says she motivates her teams by always ‘finding the yes’ in challenges and encouraging consistent product enhancements, including breakthroughs like artificial intelligence and voice-enabled search.
 
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program. Wolters Kluwer brings tax and accounting professionals a full range of solutions to drive productivity, navigate change and improve efficiency and outcomes. “The CODiE Awards have long recognized the most innovative high-impact products in the market and the 2019 winners continue this grand tradition,” said Jeff Joseph, SIIA President. “We are thrilled to spotlight these exciting leaders and the power they have to revolutionize how we do business. Congratulations to all our honorees.”