National Society of Hispanic MBAs Selects Pitney Bowes for '2005 Corporate Partner of the Year Award' Luis A. Jimenez, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Also Honored STAMFORD, Conn., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Connecticut Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs will honor Pitney Bowes Inc. Thursday night with its "2005 Corporate Partner of the Year Award" for promoting diversity in the workplace and for its support of the Chapter's goals and programs. The Society will also honor Luis A. Jimenez, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Pitney Bowes, with the "Destino Award for a Corporate Individual." Mr. Jimenez is a leading executive at Pitney Bowes. He reports directly to the company's Chairman and serves as a member of the corporation's Enterprise Leadership Committee. The awards will be presented at the 8th Annual Destino Awards Celebration at the Goodwin Hotel in Hartford beginning at 5:30 p.m. The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) is a non-profit organization that exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. The organization works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S. "Pitney Bowes leadership in promoting diversity is an example to all of us," said Jose L. Martinez Jr., the organization's Executive Vice President and 2005 Destino Awards Chair. "Pitney Bowes is committed to the mission and vision of NSHMBA as reflected in sponsorship of, and participation in, programs that promote professional and educational development." "We are highly honored to receive these awards from such a respected organization," said Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes. "For decades, Pitney Bowes has valued diversity and supported the professional growth of people of all backgrounds." "An award of individual accomplishment really honors all the individuals in our community," Mr. Jimenez said. "It encourages Hispanic leaders to continue to make important contributions to our society." Mr. Jimenez leads the Pitney Bowes corporate strategy function. His Futures Strategy group tracks long-term developments in the new world of digital technologies and electronic communications and commerce. His Postal Strategy Group develops a long-term view for the future of the posts and mail globally and leads the formulation of the firm's policies in this sector. Mr. Jimenez was born in Chile where he studied engineering at Universidad Catolica. Later, he obtained two Master's degrees at Stanford University in Operations Research and Engineering Economics. Pitney Bowes is the world's leading provider of integrated mail and document management systems, services and solutions. The $5.1 billion company helps organizations of all sizes efficiently and effectively manage their mission-critical mail and document flow in physical, digital and hybrid formats. Its solutions range from addressing software and metering systems to print stream management, electronic bill presentment and presort mail services. The company's 85 years of technological leadership have produced many major innovations in the mailing industry, and it is consistently on the Intellectual Property Owner's list of top U.S. patent holders. With approximately 35,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations. More information about the company can be found at http://www.pb.com/. DATASOURCE: Pitney Bowes CONTACT: Peter Kerr, Pitney Bowes, +1-203-351-6350 Web site: http://www.pitneybowes.com/

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