Columbia Ultimate Hires Industry Veteran

Columbia Ultimate, a leader in full-service collections management software, today announced an addition to its team of technology professionals.

Joel Milne joins Columbia Ultimate as a senior account executive based in Atlanta, bringing more than 13 years of sales experience, successful business development and strategic planning in the collections industry. Milne will focus on business development for Columbia Ultimate?s healthcare collections software system, ManageMed, and will contribute to the company?s overall product strategy.

Prior to joining Columbia Ultimate, Milne served as president of SSI?s Recovery Systems Division and the U.S. subsidiary of London Bridge, overseeing senior management and strategic decisions for the two divisions. He was formerly business development manager and strategic alliance manager for Affinity Technology Group, Inc., and president of Credit Management Division for Servantis Systems, Inc.

With the addition of Milne, Columbia Ultimate continues to strengthen its management team by hiring high-level executives with long-time experience and knowledge in the collections software industry and other related industries.

Columbia Ultimate is the No. 1 ranked provider of full-service collection systems, including software, support and training for collection agencies, government agencies, utilities, hospitals, banks and other monetary recovery companies in the U.S. Columbia Ultimate was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash. and has offices in Utah, Virginia and the U.K.