ABS Names Robert Koch New President

Commitment to Excellence Rewarded
August 28 , 2008

Rolling Meadows, IL – ABS Associates, Inc. announced that Robert Koch has been named President as of August 1, 2009, assuming responsibility for ABS's commitment to service excellence and its pursuit of corporate growth. Koch succeeds interim President James Tesch who will continue to serve in an advisory capacity to the firm. Mr. Koch has been with ABS since April 2000 and has held various executive positions including Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Manager.

“We are extremely pleased to have someone as dedicated and professional as Bob Koch at the helm,” says Rosemarie Mitchell, CEO and Co-founder of ABS. “He has contributed to the success of this company in countless ways, and we are confident that under his leadership, ABS will continue to grow and prosper.”

Most recently Koch was accountable not only for the financial management, forecasting and operational performance of ABS, but also for positioning the company to sustain its growth objectives. Prior to joining ABS, Koch served as Vice President-Accounting, Systems and Administration for the Industrial Bank of Japan and as Manager of International Accounting and Reporting for Baker & McKenzie. Koch is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. degree from DePaul University. He is a member of the Illinois CPA Society and Vistage, serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for a local service agency and is President of his community's Board of Education.

About ABS Associates
ABS Associates, Inc. serves clients across the nation with comprehensive outsourced help desk, desktop, managed hosting, and network support and solutions. For more than 25 years, ABS certified support professionals have expertly delivered IT solutions, helping hundreds of companies control capital expenses and support costs, improve company focus, and increase end-user productivity. ABShelp™, the company's Web-enabled knowledge center, assumes the burden of IT support, eliminates distractions, and allows firms around the world to concentrate on achieving strategic business objectives.

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