EACA INTREPID AWARD

The Intrepid Award is awarded to the individual, organization or consortium that has the ability to have a sense of what is right and proper and decent in the midst of turmoil. The EACA Intrepid also recognizes the quality of character combining courage and staying power.

In business, and specifically in the trade show business, grace and fortitude under pressure is the capacity to focus attention on the needs of the customer at all times; particularly when the pressure hits.  The Nominating Committee annually reviews nominations made by EACA members and distills the list to four (4) or five (5) finalists.  The finalists are then voted on by the membership and the Intrepid Award Winner is announced at the EACA Annual Conference.

2009 Intrepid Award Winner

David Mihalik, President EliteXPO Cargo Systems.

David Mihalik, President of EliteXPO Cargo Systems, is the winner of the 2009 EACA Intrepid Award for his singularly exemplary contributions to the cause of customer service in the trade show industry.  Dave was responsible for authoring the EACA’s Carrier Standards of Performance, which define and describe the levels of freight service that exhibitors can and should expect on the showfloor.