9th Annual CEO World Awards 2021 | CEO World Awards | 11 June 2021 | Virtual

CEO World Awards celebrate the achievements of leaders and their management teams behind the year’s most outstanding initiatives. Chief Executive Officers also known as CEO lead the development of the organization’s short- and long-term strategy.

This annual awards program celebrates the individuals and teams who set industry benchmarks for excellence.

All organizations private or public, corporations, nonprofits, associations, vendors and government organizations worldwide are eligible to enter. Categories for the CEO World Awards have been updated to reflect the changing roles and responsibilities of CEOs.

2020 Winners

CEO Achievers | Business Role Model of the Year:
• Internet of Things Consortium | New York, NY USA | Helped pass Developing and Growing the Internet of Things Act | Greg Kahn

CEO Achievers | Champion of the Year:
• TELUS | Vancouver, B.C., Canada | Leveraging TELUS’ technology, human and financial resources to support citizens | Darren Entwistle

CEO Achievers | Lifetime Achievement Award:
• ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | Fred’s international business leadership is shaping the future. | Fred Cooper
Steven Plochocki | Gainesville, VA USA | Recognized as leading architect of turnarounds in healthcare industry. | Steven Plochocki

CEO Achievers | Transformation Leader Of The Year:
• IGEL | San Francisco, California, USA | Ayres disrupts end user computing, catapulting IGEL’s software sales growth | Jed Ayres

CEO of the Year | Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance:
• Limelight Health | San Francisco, California, United States | Jason secured $33.5 million in oversubscribed Series C funding. | Jason T. Andrew

CEO of the Year | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations:
• Hawthorne Advertising | Los Angeles, California, USA | EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Los Angeles | Jessica Hawthorne-Castro

CEO of the Year | Aerospace & Defense:
• Hilton Software | Coral Springs, FL USA | Aero App, primary data dissemination medium owned by the DoD | Dr. Hilton Goldstein

CEO of the Year | Business Services:
• BairesDev | San Francisco, CA USA | Led BairesDev’s massive 792% growth in the last three years | Ignacio De Marco

CEO of the Year | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet:
• Front | San Francisco, CA, USA | One of the youngest female CEOs to raise >$100M funding. | Mathilde Collin

CEO of the Year | Energy & Utilities:
• Bruce Power | Tiverton, Ontario, Canada | Providing 30% of Ontario’s electricity and producing life-saving medical isotopes. | Michael W. Rencheck

CEO of the Year | Engineering and Technology:
• HG2 Emergency Lighting | Orlando, FL USA | Mr. Baker’s most important achievement is his HG2 Side Runners. | Monsour Baker

CEO of the Year | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services:
• Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) | Tucson, Arizona, USA | Al-Maskari led HiMS to retain 100% of its existing customers. | Khalid Al-Maskari

CEO of the Year | Information Technology Services:
• Tek Leaders Inc | Plano, TX USA | Financial and Employee growth | Devender Reddy

CEO of the Year | Manufacturing:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Jason has created the first one-stop dietary supplement service provider. | Jason Provenzano

CEO of the Year | Security Software:
• Darktrace | San Francisco, CA, USA and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK | Leading global AI security company in major growth, product innovations | Nicole Eagan

CEO of the Year | Telecommunications:
• NexxtGen | Irving, TX, USA | Eric Grant’s NexxtGen achieves 100% employee satisfaction certified by GPTW. | Eric Grant

CEO of the Year | USA:
• SoftClouds LLC | San Diego, California, USA | Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in USA 2017, 2018, 2019 | Balaji Ramachandran

Female CEO of the Year | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations | 11 – 2,499 Employees:
• Global Results Communications | Santa Ana, California, United States | Powered through COVID-19, keeping entire staff employed. | Valerie Christopherson

Female CEO of the Year | Business Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees:
• iMINDS Technology Services, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | XXX | Lakshmi Nallamothu

Female CEO of the Year | USA:
• Midtown Personnel, Inc. dba The Midtown Group | Washington, DC USA | Moreau is a fierce advocate for women locally and globally | Helen Stefan-Moreau

Innovator of the Year | Business Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees:
• DailyPay | New York, NY, USA | Revolutionizing the antiquated way the American worker receives their pay | Jason Lee

Innovator of the Year | USA:
• HG2 Emergency Lighting | Orlando, Florida, United States of America | Mr. Baker’s most important achievement is his HG2 Side Runners. | Monsour Baker

Outstanding Executive-Professional of the Year | Accounting and Finance:
• ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | Launched industry-first medical program and wealth management system. | Jeff Yates

Outstanding Executive-Professional of the Year | Corporate Communications:
• Tierney | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Named 2016 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania | Mary Stengel Austen

Outstanding Executive-Professional of the Year | Human Resources:
• Hilton Software | Coral Springs, FL USA | Tracy aggressively hiring smart and passionate employees for future innovations | Tracy Ellison

Outstanding Executive-Professional of the Year | Information Technology:
• GalaxE Solutions Inc. | Somerset, NJ USA | Transform Medicare Part D Business for a Fortune 50 Company | Sunil Tanuku

Top CEO of the Year | The Creative:
• HG2 Emergency Lighting | Orlando, Florida, United States of America | Mr. Baker’s most important achievement is his HG2 Side Runners. | Monsour Baker

Top CEO of the Year | The Influencer:
• Appnomic | San Francisco, CA USA | Vision and execution of the complete company pivot | Nitin Kumar

Top CEO of the Year | The Leader:
• Classy | San Diego, CA | Scot led the company to hit its $2 billion milestone | Scot Chisholm

Top CEO of the Year | The Maverick:
• Canada Goose | Toronto, Canada | The Cold Room: A new way to innovate in retail | Dani Reiss

Top CEO of the Year | The Mentor:
• Tierney | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Named 2016 Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania | Mary Stengel Austen

Top CEO of the Year | The Result-Oriented:
• BairesDev | San Francisco, CA USA | Partnered with 62 new clients in the last 6 months | Ignacio De Marco

Top CEO of the Year | The Rising Star:
• Your Best Place and valterpontes.com | United Kingdom | Valter Pontes has revolutionised how people see rental accommodation | Valter Pontes

Top CEO of the Year | The Team Builder:
• Guaranteed Returns | Holbrook, NY USA | Strength, Courage and Overcoming Adversity | Paul Nick

Top CEO of the Year | The Visionary:
• Belong.Life | New York, New York, USA | Founded world’s largest social network for cancer patients & professionals | Eliran Malki

Entrepreneur of the Year | Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance:
• VIVA Investment Partners | Zurich, Switzerland | Julie Meyer: Investing in Ecosystems and Technology Driving the Future | Julie M. Meyer

Entrepreneur of the Year | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations:
• Fifth Bull Agency LLC | Monroe Township, NJ USA | Starting a foundation to support women in the workplace | Hannah Carlson

Entrepreneur of the Year | Business Services:
• 7 Stage Advisors | Riverdale, New Jersey, USA | Pro-Bono, COVID-19 mentoring/coaching sessions to entrepreneurs/executives to navigate the pandemic | Carl Gould

Entrepreneur of the Year | Consulting:
• HealthRise | Southfield, MI, United States | HealthRise doubled headcount and revenue in 2019. | David Farbman

Entrepreneur of the Year | Food & Beverage:
• Sacha’s Cakes (Jazba Food Services (Pvt) Limited) | Karachi, Pakistan | Launched Pakistan’s First Cake Ordering App | Sajid Katiya

Entrepreneur of the Year | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Jason has created the first one-stop dietary supplement service provider. | Jason Provenzano

Entrepreneur of the Year | Information Technology Software:
• Svitla Systems | Corte Madera, California, USA | Svitla Systems doubled personnel and gross revenue in few years. | Nataliya Anon

Entrepreneur of the Year | Manufacturing:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Jason has created the first one-stop dietary supplement service provider. | Jason Provenzano

Entrepreneur of the Year | Security Software:
• Cybelangel | New York, NY USA | Leading digital risk management platform completes Series B investment |

Executive Achievement of the Year | Energy & Utilities:
• Bruce Power | Tiverton, Ontario, Canada | Ensuring Canada is a world leader in life-saving isotope production | James Scongack

Executive Achievement of the Year | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Steve has led our company to nearly $30 million. | Stephen Finnegan

Executive Achievement of the Year | Information Technology Services:
• Tek Leaders Inc | Plano, Texas, USA | 10x Revenue Growth and 300% employee growth in 12 months. | Devender Reddy

Executive Achievement of the Year | Manufacturing:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Mr. Finnegan has guided Makers Nutrition to ~$30 in revenue. | Stephen Finnegan

Founding Team of the Year | Business Services | 11 – 2,499 Employees:
• Norhart | Forest Lake, MN, USA | A Team Creating a Better Way for People to Live |

Company of the Year | Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations:
• Best Version Media | Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA | BVM is one of North America’s fastest-growing media companies. |

Company of the Year | Business Products:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Over 100 stock options, ~$30 million in revenue, TV exposure |

Company of the Year | Business Services:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Over 100 stock options, ~$30 million in revenue, TV exposure |

Company of the Year | Consumer Products – Non-Durables:
• Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | Newport Beach, CA USA | Clean Energy fights lung cancer in 2019 ALA campaign |

Company of the Year | Healthcare Products & Services:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Over 100 stock options, ~$30 million in revenue, TV exposure |

Company of the Year | Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure:
• Jacaruso Enterprises | Round Rock, TX USA | Jacaruso Enterprises: Transforming Hotel Sales through Remote Service and Support | Toni Jacaruso

Company of the Year | Information Technology Cloud/SaaS:
• Webinfinity | Huntington, NY, USA | Engagement Automation Engine – SAAS-based software for personalization at scale |

Company of the Year | Information Technology Services:
• BairesDev | San Francisco, CA USA. | 93% of clients rate BairesDev services with a +8/10 score |

Company of the Year | Insurance:
• USHEALTH Group, Inc. | Fort Worth, Texas USA | The company’s share price grew by 5,740% since 2010 |

Company of the Year | Manufacturing:
• Makers Nutrition | Hauppauge, New York, United States | Over 100 stock options, ~$30 million in revenue, TV exposure |

Company of the Year | Security Cloud/SaaS:
• iboss | Boston, MA USA | iboss changes the way cloud security is delivered |

Company of the Year | Security Services:
• SystemDomain, Inc | Warrenville, IL USA | Won the Gold Award in Cyber Security |

Company of the Year | Telecommunications:
• Globe Telecom Inc. | Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines | Globe creates purpose-driven employees thru Wellness, Innovation, Learning, Engagement, Diversity. |

Most Innovative Company of the Year | 11 – 2,499 Employees:
• ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | Increased global sales through innovative infrastructure and strategic planning. |

Startup of the Year | Business Products:
• CashPundit Technologies Pvt Ltd | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | Start-up recognition by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India. | | 2017

Startup of the Year | Business Services:
• CybeHoot | Portsmouth, NH USA | Cybersecurity Platform as-a-service -> training, policies, phish tests, surveys | | 2018

Startup of the Year | Consumer Products:
• Loop | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | Implemented global reusable shopping system in less than two years. | | 2019

Startup of the Year | Consumer Services:
• Dovly | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | The first fully-automated credit repair platform with a sophisticated algorithm | | 2018

Startup of the Year | Technology Hardware:
• Zyter | Rockville, Maryland United States | Better Management, Efficiencies and Experiences with Zyter SmartSpaces | | 2017

Startup of the Year | Technology Services:
• Medinas Health | Berkeley, CA USA | We’ve saved hospitals over $70M in sales equivalency. | Chloe Alpert, CEO Jesse Avshalomov, CMO Tim Growney, CTO | 2017

Startup of the Year | Technology Software:
• Humanitix | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Growing our impact by 5000% in 2.5 years | | 2017

Startup of the Year | Other Services:
• Nixie Technologies – Nixcovid | Houston, Texas, USA | Making a huge difference during the Covid-19 Pandemic. | Kathryn Bonesteel | 2019

Best New Product, Service, or Solution of the Year | Consumer Products:
• ARIIX | Bountiful, UT USA | BLU FROG 2 |

Best New Product, Service, or Solution of the Year | Technology Hardware:
• Rohde & Schwarz | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | The R&S®NGP800 Power Supply series |

Best New Product, Service, or Solution of the Year | Technology Services:
• QOS Networks | Irvine, CA USA | The QOS Intelligent Network Platform |

Best New Product, Service, or Solution of the Year | Technology Software:
• Presto | Redwood City, CA USA | Computer Vision launch |

Best New Product, Service, or Solution of the Year | Other Products:
• PRO Unlimited | San Francisco, CA USA | Wand VMS |

Best Deployment & Customer Success of the Year:
• iboss | Boston, MA USA | iboss provided a fast, reliable security solution implemented in weeks |

Video or Film of the Year:
• Metal Industries Research and Development Centre (MIRDC) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C. | Bionic | Urgent Creative Dr. Lei-chuan Lin, Dr. Sally Lee, Mr. Tao-lin Li, Ms. Kuei-Ling Yun, Dr. Kuang-Shine Yang from Metal Industries Research and Development Centre

Milestone of the Year | Sales Revenue Growth:
• iMINDS Technology Systems, Inc. | Pittsburg, PA USA | 100% growth in 2 years |

Executive Hero of the Year:
• HKS, Inc. | Dallas, Texas, USA | Building psychological safety during a pandemic through transparency and honesty | Dan Noble

Professional Hero of the Year:
• Golan Ventures Inc | Los Altos, California, USA | Helping hundreds of professionals find a job quick during covid | Ilana Golan

Team of the Year:
• Digital Air Strike | Scottsdale, AZ USA | Helping clients adopt new technology to engage/transact with consumers | Richard Smith Ondra Witherspoon Ashleigh Hammerel Nick Fisher Karen Walker Brenda Medina-Chavez Glenn Sapp Mickie Witcraft Joshua Ballard Courtland Owens Alex Holzman Terrone Evans Jessica Weisner Nick Olson Jason Sirof Stephen Chladnicek Mia Sorenson Alex English Dee Grant Brandon Liming Diana Gibson

Company Rethinking of the Year:
• Jacaurso Enterprises | Round Rock, TX USA | JE’s Tools Help Hotels Adapt, Recover and Thrive During COVID-19 | Toni Jacaruso

Company Innovation of the Year:
• Curricula | Atlanta, GA, USA | Launched a free phishing simulator to mitigate cyber attacks | Nick Santora – CEO & Founder – Curricula Joe Rucci – Chief Creative Officer – Curricula Daniel Abbruzzesi – Creative Director Juan Camarero – Chief Operating Officer Don Woodard – Production Artist

Company Work-From-Home Implementation of the Year:
• International Cruise & Excursions, Inc. (ICE) | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | Spreading customer support and connectivity virtually across a global corporation. |

Company Business Reopening of the Year:
• Digital Air Strike | Scottsdale, AZ USA | Providing safe office with only a few employees getting COVID-19. |

Best Use of Social Media | COVID-19-related Information:
• Zurich North America | Schaumburg, IL, USA | Launching new podcast to reach people how they learn best. |

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year | COVID-19-related Information:
• WebPT | Phoenix, AZ USA | WebPT created 45 COVID-related blog posts, garnering 192,228 views. | Charlotte Bohnett, Brooke Andrus, Shawn McKee, Doug Houvener, Mel Smith, Erica McDermott, Emily Ely, Jesus Garcia, Josh Golden, Josh Weathers, Bradley LaFave, Lisa Klarich, Marc Collins, Marquis Arriaga, Kylie McKee, Kyle Mensch, Matthew Berger, Josh Hopkins, Melissa Hughes, Alexie Chavez, Josh Smith, Chuck Sterling, Joey Hagger, Nicole Cuillo, Jade Stofko

Heightening Awareness and Publicity Campaign of the Year | COVID-19-related Information:
• Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County | Los Angeles CA, United States | Rides to treatment, nutritious meals delivered to breast cancer patients | 1. Mark Pilon 2. Eddie Hernandez 3. Lisa Campbell 4. Jennifer Ellspermann 5. Dilia Barillas 6. Aneidra Carrion

Best Product | To Combat and Reduce the Impact of COVID-19:
• GoCanvas | Reston, Virginia, USA | Fast daily COVID-19 screenings performed on a phone or tablet |

Best Service | To Combat and Reduce the Impact of COVID-19:
• Jacaruso Enterprises | Round Rock, TX USA | Service Tools Help Hotels Adapt, Recover and Thrive During COVID-19 | Toni Jacaruso

Best Technology | To Combat and Reduce the Impact of COVID-19:
• CBOT | Istanbul, Turkey | The first massively used AI-based virtual assistant in education |