Management Awards
These are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 2025 American Business Awards®. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.
Winners will be celebrated at the 23rd ABA awards banquet in New York on Tuesday, June 10. Learn more.
Achievement in Management – Banking
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
First Citizens Bank, New York, New York, United States: Financing the Battery Energy Storage Boom
Achievement in Management - Business & Professional Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Crowell Global Advisors, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Geralyn Ritter, President and CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ATSG, Inc., Oldsmar, Florida, United States: Beyond A Merger - A Bold Leap Toward Market Leadership & Innovation
Achievement in Management - Computer Software - Up to 500 Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Cloudastructure, Inc., Miami, Florida, United States: Trailblazers in Tech: Cloudastructure's Plucky Path to Nasdaq Success
Achievement in Management – Energy
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Sempra, San Diego, California, United States: Jeffrey W Martin - Paving the way forward for the energy transition
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ambia Energy, Provo, Utah, United States: Spencer Jensen, Chief Operating Officer
Achievement in Management - Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Park Avenue Securities, New York, New York, United States: Marianne Caswell, President
Achievement in Management - Health Products & Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Partner.Co, Midvale, Utah, United States: Darren Zobrist and John Wadsworth, Founders
Achievement in Management – Insurance
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, United States: Innovative Leadership
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
VUMI Group, Miami, Florida, United States: David Rendall, the power behind the success of the VUMI® Enterprise Group
Achievement in Management – Legal
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Grape Law, NY, New York, United States: Excellence in Legal Management and Leadership
Achievement in Management – Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Greif, Delaware, Ohio, United States: Ole Rosgaard
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Scientific Games, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States: Joe Bennett – The Godfather of Secure Lottery Instant Game Manufacturing
Achievement in Management - Metals & Mining
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Newberry Tanks and Equipment, West Memphis, Arkansas, United States: Mayfield Consulting for Newberry Tanks: New Thinking Sets Newberry Management Apart
Achievement in Management - Non-Profit or Government Organizations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
greater:SATX, San Antonio, Texas, United States: The Management Team of greater:SATX
Achievement in Management – Pharmaceuticals
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Kodak, Rochester, New York, United States: Kodak’s Expansion into Regulated Pharmaceuticals
Achievement in Management - Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Amazon Web Services, Seattle, Washington, United States: Abhishek Garg, Data Center Developer
Achievement in Management – Telecommunications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MetTel, New York, New York, United States: Hillary Evans, Client Experience (CX) Contact Center & Account Management
Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Castle Biosciences (Derek Maetzold), Friendswood, Texas, United States: Derek Maetzold
Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Zina Hassel, Manalapan, New Jersey, United States: Zina Hassel, CEO And Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Athena, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Carmela Sais
Lifetime Achievement Award - Consumer Products Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Village Farms International, Lake Mary, Florida, Canada: Michael A. DeGiglio: A View From the Flight Deck
Maverick of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Leeds & Co, Scarsdale, New York, United States: Jeanette Leeds, Founder & CEO
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Artlist, Tel Aviv, Israel: Amit Ashkenazi, CSO
Cloudastructure, Inc., Miami, Florida, United States: James McCormick, CEO
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, United States: Dean Newton, President & CEO
Pathward®, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States: Brett Pharr, CEO, Pathward & Pathward Financial
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, Tampa, Florida, United States: Charles Furlough, President & CEO
Maverick of the Year - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tom Nolan (CEO of Kendra Scott), Austin, Texas, United States: Tom Nolan, CEO
Tech Innovator of the Year – Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, United States: Dean Newton, President & CEO
Woman of the Year - Business Services Industries
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Encompass Corporation, New York, New York, United States: Alex Ford, Chief Revenue Officer and President, North America
Metaphysic.ai, New York, New York, United States: Zehra Soysal, Director of Business & Finance
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Acceleration Academies, Chicago, Illinois, United States: Kelli Campbell, CEO
Athena, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Kandy F. White, Chief Operating Officer
BairesDev®, Mountain View, California, United States: Natalia Rodriguez, VP of Staffing
Charles Taylor Environmental Technical Services, Brea, California, United States: Kellie Vazquez President, Environmental Services
Leeds & Co, Scarsdale, New York, United States: Jeanette Leeds, Founder & CEO
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
1-800-BOARDUP, Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Beth Toenies, Chief Operating Officer
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, United States: Sarah Patterson, Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer
Lexitas Pharma Services, Durham, North Carolina, United States: Jeanne Hecht, CEO & Chairwoman
Woman of the Year - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Partner.Co, Midvale, Utah, United States: Katy Holt-Larsen, Chief Impact Officer and Area President, North America