Alpine Access CEO Howard dies suddenly

Garth Howard, 51, CEO of Alpine Access Inc., a call-center provider, died suddenly on April 5. He had joined Alpine Access in October.

Prior to joining Alpine, Howard served as president and general manager of TeleTech Holdings in Denver, where he directed CRM, call center and outsourcing services in North America. He later directed operations, sales and marketing in the Asia Pacific region for the company.

“This is a tremendous loss for us all,” said Jeff Bennis, an Apline Access board member. “Garth dedicated a long career to the contact center industry and his colleagues, past and present, are saddened and shocked by his sudden death.”