ATLANTA – 13 May 2009: James Munson, President and CEO of Munson International, has been presented The World Trade Center “Citizen of the World” Achievement Award by the Atlanta Chapter of the World Trade Center for his contributions to the global community. Munson has been a board member of the WTCA for many years and is best known for his outstanding contributions to business development. He has been instrumental in incubating and establishing businesses as well as moving people and companies around the world.
“This Achievement Award is the highest honor that the World Trade Center has ever given”, said Janet Walsh, Board Member of the World Trade Center Atlanta. “It was developed to specifically recognize global business executives who have made significant contributions to the development of international trade. James Munson was the obvious and unanimous choice as the first recipient.”
Munson was recognized during the World Trade Center Atlanta’s Annual Members Meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
About James Munson
James Munson is the man that moves the world. As President and CEO of Munson International, a premiere relocation specialty service provider, he is an expert at making clients feel at home in any corner of the globe. Munson's expertise has been used to relocate leaders of multi-million dollar corporations, foreign dignitaries, and celebrities. He has facilitated large scale moves in the U.S. and abroad for such corporations as Hyatt, Michelin Tire and British Telecom. Munson was also responsible for all moving and relocation services for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Munson has developed a unique system based on nearly 40 years of firsthand travel and relocation industry experience that streamlines the moving process by managing all elements for the client. Munson International oversees the physical transition of relocation by finding proper housing, helping families get acclimated to a new environment and taking care of needs long after the last boxes are unpacked. Mr. Munson's knowledge of international protocol, fanatical attention to detail and white-glove service has earned industry accolades worthy of a gold medal.
Munson is a Certified Relocation Professional, a Licensed Realtor, and is the recipient of several business and entrepreneurial awards. Along with his best friend, wife and business partner Elizabeth, he is involved with several charities and serves on industry boards such as the Georgia Council for International Visitors, World Trade Center Atlanta, and the Russian American Chamber of Commerce. The couple was featured in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article titled, ''The Ambassadors of Atlanta”.
For more information on James Munson, please visit http://www.munsoninternational.com <http://www.munsoninternational.com/> or contact Lilian Raji at lilian[at]lmrpr.com or (404) 806-9948x75.
About The World Trade Center Atlanta
The World Trade Centers Association was established in 1970 to facilitate international trade by bringing those together exporters, importers and service providers. The first seeds of the international movement were sown in 1970 when the pioneer World Trade centers - Houston, New Orleans, New York and Tokyo and a number of World Trade center enthusiasts - first organized a World Trade Centers Association.
WTCA membership now includes 300+ WTCs in almost 100 countries. Over 750,000 companies are affiliated as WTC members worldwide.
The World Trade Centers Association is a not-for-profit organization that stands outside politics across national boundaries, in service to those who develop and facilitate international trade. It fosters the WTC concept and develops inter-WTC cooperative programs. With its unique global mission and membership, the WTC Association has been a world leader in creating innovative service for international business.
More than a building or an organization, a World Trade Center brings together business government agencies involved in international trade, provides essential trade services and stimulates the economy of the region it serves. A WTC puts all the services associated with global commerce under one roof. A WTC address gives a business prime and continuous access and exposure to all the services, organizations and individuals essential for success in world trade.
The purpose of the World Trade Center is to have information available for businesses in a timely and coordinated manner. Exporting for companies increases because of the immediate accessibility to valuable expertise and energy created by a vibrant market place of international trade activity.
For more information on The World Trade Center Atlanta, please visit http://www.wtcatlanta.com <http://www.wtcatlanta.com/> .