Fulcrum Group executive renamed to Leadership Council and added VP Philanthropy role

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) February 8, 2012 -- [Fort Worth, TX and Feb. 6, 2012] — Fort Worth-based IT managed service provider The Fulcrum Group, Inc. announces President Steve Meek was renamed to the industry-related Venturetech Network Leadership Council at their January meeting in Newport Beach, CA. Additionally, the organization selected Mr. Meek for the new functional role, Chief of Philanthropy.

John Fago, Ingram Micro’s Sr. Director Channel Marketing - North America, said,” This new position will act as overall philanthropic strategist for our community and chapter-level activities, field philanthropic ideas/leads and engage with all teams on planning and implementation.”

Mr. Meek said, "I am excited to continue helping lead such a great industry organization and thrilled to be selected for this new role. Our firm has been fortunate the past few years and we want to do our part in the community. My initial information gathering shows that the Venturetech organization already has many member firms locally contributing money, technology services, and providing leadership for a variety of non-profits, our firm included.”

The Great Lakes and Heartland Chapters will be meeting with the Lonestar Chapter in Dallas, Texas for the Q1 gathering on February 22nd and 23rd. For additional information, contact Steve Meek at info@fulcrumgroup.net or 817-337-0300 or visit www.fulcrum.pro.

About The Fulcrum Group: The Fulcrum Group is an outsourced IT service provider serving clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Fulcrum Group is dedicated to helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) achieve their long-term goals through their SPOT Managed IT Services program, for the best application and management of information technology. They work with organizations seeking managed IT services and IT support in order to build, maintain, and optimize their IT at an affordable rate.

About Venturetech Network: VTN is an exclusive network of independent resellers who share ideas, resources, and technologies (in a non-compete environment) throughout North America. VTN makes it possible for members to partner with one another and to turn a local or regional business into a profitable, nationwide operation. VTN is an IT solutions organization offering access to technology best practices, best-in-class solutions, and industry-leading service deployment through our partners. VTN has over 4,000 sales professionals, 10,000 certified technicians and is backed by Ingram Micro, a $35 billion technology distributor. In 2010, VTN members accounted for over $1 billion in sales. VTN strives to nationally connect the industry's best VARs with the most superior SMB client business resources, the industry's top manufacturer partners and exclusive Ingram Micro support and resources.

More information can be found online at http://www.fulcrum.pro