Mr. Kenneth Wagers is the Vice President of Kelmar's Client Information Services. Mr. Wagers holds a Master of Taxation from the University of Denver, and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Accounting from the College of Idaho. Mr. Wagers' unclaimed property experience dates back to 1987 when he began developing automated unclaimed property reporting systems. Since that time, Mr. Wagers has spent the majority of his career working collaboratively with nearly every state unclaimed property program in the United States, focusing on system implementations, technology integration, and best practices. A regular contributor at industry conferences, Mr. Wagers received the NAUPA lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, the highest honor presented by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) to individuals in the unclaimed property arena.
Mr. Wagers joined Kelmar in 2012 and, prior to his current role, held the position of Managing Director leading the KAPS® division. As Vice President of Client Information Services, Mr. Wagers is responsible for the management, development, and delivery of this next generation unclaimed property management system to state governments. Collaborating extensively with Kelmar's reporting and processing teams, he continues to innovate by incorporating new features and modules into KAPS® to address the needs of Kelmar's clients.
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