Company: ProV International, Inc., Tampa, Florida

Company Description: ProV International is a systems integration and applications development firm focusing on the healthcare, manufacturing and retail industries. ProV employs a global workforce of senior consultants to provide innovative solutions featuring Siebel and SAP implementations in CRM, ERP, Data Warehousing, and E-commerce.

Nomination Category: Individual Awards Categories

Nomination Sub Category: Best MIS & IT Executive

Nomination Title: Ajit Nair, President and CEO

   1. Tell the story about what this nominee achieved in the past year (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:

As President and CEO of ProV International, Ajit Nair is responsible for developing and executing business strategies to ensure ProV's success.  He leads a senior management team making strategic decisions in regards to the operational approach and direction of ProV in the IT industry.

Established in 2003 under the leadership of Nair, ProV International grew from a staff augmentation company of a few employees to a systems integration and applications development firm of about 150 employees and consultants servicing the healthcare, manufacturing and retail industries with their Information Technology needs. ProV employs a global workforce of senior consultants as a means of bringing quality, valued services to IT consumers. A global workforce supports a 24-hour work day, which in turn provides faster turnarounds as well as constant access for clients.

To support this speed, in 2005 Nair established a training and development center in Tampa, Florida, and a development center in Mumbai, India, enabling accessible, collaborative application development and the ability to provide global IT solutions in a quick and cost effective manner. ProV's consultants get trained on Siebel Analytics and SAP by seasoned trainers. Having in-house consultants insures ProV can round up a team of experts within 24 - 48 hours to meet the IT needs of its clients.

One of Nair's abilities is recognizing challenges and focusing on a solution providing a quick turn-around. Nair identified a problem and commissioned ProV�s Technical Recruiting team to put together a team of analysts to help with a web-based project for a healthcare client. The project scope was to assess the existing network infrastructure, recommend new technologies, and write design specifications that enabled web deliveries across the existing network to and from the intranet portal. Approval of the entire project by the

client�s Corporate Committee hinged on a successful design specification. ProV�s Recruiting team assessed the client's needs and recruited five, highly specialized consultants with solid credentials on similar projects. The team was placed to work in the client�s offices under the client�s supervision. ProV�s rapid assessment, team formation, and successful resolution was critical for this time-sensitive project. The ProV team took 90 days to develop and present design specifications to the client�s Committee. They

green-lighted the $16 million project based on ProV�s precise work.

Nair believes in helping with his community�s growth. In 2006 he established and is overseeing a major recruiting effort in Tampa and all of Florida to recruit and employ recent MS graduates. Nair is an active member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), a group of successful Indian entrepreneurs who focus on ideas to grow businesses and contribute back to their communities. He is also a member of the San Jose, California, chapter, an important network and business link between Florida and Silicon Valley.

Nair's hands-on approach and influence on ProV's overall success is evident in the company's financial results. In 2003 revenues were about $300 thousand. In 2004 the company had a 500% growth achieving $5 million in revenues. In 2005 revenues doubled to $10 million.

   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:

Gulf Coast Business Review

http://www.provintl.com/docs/gulf_coast_business_review.pdf

DataQuest India

http://www.provintl.com/dataquest.html

St. Pete Times - Technology section

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/986170231.html?dids=986170231:986170231&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%

Tampa Bay Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2006/01/16/focus3.html

ITFlorida award

http://www.provintl.com/it_award.html

ProV International, Inc.

http://www.provintl.com

   3. Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about this nominee:

Ajit Nair is the President and CEO of ProV International, a global systems integration, IT services firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Nair leads the senior management team and oversees the strategic direction of ProV in the IT industry.

Nair�s companies are about quality, speed and growth. In 2000, Computer World elected ACES International, the first IT company he founded, as a �Company to Watch.� In 2005, ProV International, formed on the heels of Nair�s phenomenal success with ACES, and was named �High Growth Company of the Year,� by IT Florida, a non profit, membership organization representing Florida�s diverse IT community.