There are those that talk about getting things done, and those that actually do the work. Chris Korst has gotten the job done.
Roy Griffaw, President of RTO Online, Inc., Publisher of RTO Magazine

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In honor of his dedication and legislative successes on behalf of the entire rent-to-own (RTO) industry, Chris Korst, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Rent-A-Center, has been named 2007 Man of the Year by RTO Magazine, the rent-to-own and lease-purchase industry's largest trade magazine.

"There are those that talk about getting things done, and those that actually do the work," says Roy Griffaw, president of RTO Online, Inc. (www.rtoonline.com) and publisher of RTO Magazine. "Over the course of his career, Chris Korst has gotten the job done by educating an entire generation of state and federal lawmakers on the economic value of the rent-to-own transaction."

Griffaw continued, "Korst and his colleagues in Rent-A-Center's legal department have been the unsung driving force at the center of nearly every RTO industry legislative victory of the past two decades. On behalf of the 50,000 rent-to-own professionals in North America and around the world, because of the widespread impact of his accomplishments both this year and throughout the two decade course of his career, RTO Magazine is proud to name Chris Korst its 2007 Man of the Year."

In researching Chris Korst's career, the editors of RTO Magazine were struck most by the sheer volume of work done in support of independent RTO and leasing companies by Korst and his legal department. It is not an overstatement to say that Chris Korst's and Rent-A-Center’s vigilance has allowed the entire RTO industry to thrive by doing most of the behind the scenes legislative heavy-lifting, allowing independent owners to spend more time concentrating on doing business and less time worrying about the next legislative surprise.

Download the November RTO Magazine Man of the Year issue here:
http://www.rtoonline.com/magazine/issues/RTO_Magazine_November_2007dkjr9983567.pdf

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