STAMFORD, Conn., Sep 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) announced today that Towanna Rovenko, customer operations manager and site supervisor with Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS), has been named to the 2011 Diversity MBA MagazineTop 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders list. Diversity MBA Magazine is an internationally distributed publication targeting women and multicultural professionals in corporate America, government, entrepreneurs and business students. Ms. Rovenko and the other award recipients were honored at an Awards Gala in Chicago on September 13 and 14.

"This is a tremendous honor for a very deserving professional who is clearly emerging as a leader at Pitney Bowes," said Jim Fowble, vice president and general manager, Central Region, Pitney Bowes Management Services. "Diversity is part of our culture at Pitney Bowes and we are very proud to have Towanna represent our company each day in her duties as manager of our on-site operations for two key clients. Her strong leadership is evident in the way she manages her team, overcomes challenges, collaborates with others, and consistently delivers service excellence and value to our clients. On behalf of Towanna and Pitney Bowes, I would like to thank Diversity MBA Magazine for this outstanding honor."

Rovenko joined Pitney Bowes in 2008 and is responsible for managing services and employees in mail, shipping/receiving, reprographics, records management, security, and operational support for two key national accounts. Rovenko is responsible for driving process efficiencies and cost savings, while maintaining the highest level of service and support for our clients. She earned both a B.S. in Business and an M.B.A. from Franklin University and is currently pursuing a Master's in Information Technology.

"I am honored to be named to Diversity MBA Magazine's prestigious list of emerging leaders," said Rovenko. "I'm also very proud to work for Pitney Bowes, where diversity is a core value. There are also many opportunities for development, including tuition reimbursement and other learning options that have helped me gain new and better management skills that I can use to deliver value to our clients. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to pursue my career with a company as innovative and supportive as Pitney Bowes."

Pitney Bowes Management Services designs, implements and operates global solutions that provide enterprise clients with customer communication, mail, print and document lifecycle services that help create more effective, efficient and compliant business processes and operations.

About Pitney Bowes

Delivering more than 90 years of innovation, Pitney Bowes provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical and digital communications channels. Long known for making its customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping other companies grow their business through advanced customer communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.4 billion company with more than 30,000 employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new opportunity(TM).

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