Management Award Category Honorees

Management Categories - 2010 Honorees

The following have been recognized in The 2010 (8th annual) American Business Awards. Click the titles of the Stevie Award-winning nominations to read the full text.

Executive of the Year - Computer Hardware
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Apple, Cupertino, CA: Steve Jobs, CEO
FINALISTS:
Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA: John Chambers, Chairman and CEO
IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY: Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman, President, and CEO
NetApp Inc., Sunnyvale, CA: Tom Georgens, Chief Executive Officer
netForensics, Edison, NJ: Dale Cline, CEO
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL: Anders Gustafsson, CEO

Executive of the Year - Computer Services & Software - Up to 100 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
YouSendIt, Campbell, CA: Ivan Koon, CEO
FINALISTS:
Crossroads Systems, Austin, TX: Anyck Turgeon, Chief of Information Strategy and Security
Lieberman Software, Los Angeles, CA: Philip Lieberman, President
Pegasystems, Cambridge, MA: Alan Trefler, CEO and Founder
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA: Janine Popick, CEO

Executive of the Year - Computer Services & Software -Up to 2,500 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA: Noah T. Rowles, CEO and Founder
FINALISTS:
Appian Corporation, Reston, VA: Matthew Calkins, Founder and CEO
Cicero, Cary, NC: John Broderick, Chief Executive, Operations and Financial Officer
Covario, San Diego, CA: Russ Mann, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Cvent, Inc., McLean, VA: Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and Founder
DealerSocket, San Clemente, CA: Jonathan Ord, CEO and Co-founder
Mark Logic Corporation, San Carlos, CA: Dave Kellogg, CEO
M5 Networks, Inc., New York, NY: Dan Hoffman, CEO

Executive of the Year - Computer Services & Software -More 2,500 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Oracle, Redwood City, CA: Lawrence Ellison, CEO
FINALISTS:
Google, Mountain View, CA: Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA: David DeWalt, President and CEO
SAS Institute, Cary, NC: Jim Goodnight, CEO

Executive of the Year - Financial Services
STEVIE AWARDS WINNER:
First Commons Bank, Newton, MA: Tony Nuzzo, CEO
FINALISTS:
Blackhawk Network, Pleasanton, CA: Talbott Roche, Founder & Senior VP
Capital Access Network, Scarsdale, NY: Glenn Goldman, CEO
Coleman Research Group, New York NY: Kevin C. Coleman, Chief Executive Officer and President
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA: James Rohr, Chairman and CEO
The Receivables Exchange, New Orleans, LA: Justin Brownhill, Co-founder & CEO

Executive of the Year - Manufacturing
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN: Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
FINALISTS:
Exal Corporation, Youngstown, OH: Delfin Gibert, President & CEO
Fluor Corporation , Irving, TX Alan Boeckmann, Chairman and CEO
Lindsay Phillips Inc., Cedar Knolls, NJ: Jeffrey Davison, CEO
Nutricap Labs, Farmingdale, NY: Jason Provenzano, Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations
Oclaro, San Jose, CA Alain Couder, President and CEO

Executive of the Year - Media & Entertainment
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
WMS Gaming, Waukegan, IL: Brian R. Gamache, Chairman and CEO
FINALISTS:
Arkadium, New York, NY: Jessica Rovello, President and Co-founder
BBE, New York, NY: Matt Wasserlauf, CEO and Founder
eZanga.com, Middletown, DE: Rich Kahn, Founder and CEO
Future Ads, Irvine, CA: Jared Pobre, CEO ad Co-founder
MAC Presents, Nashville, TN: Marcie Allen, President
Millennial Media, Baltimore, MD: Paul Palmieri, CEO
MOST Brand Development + Advertising, Aliso Viejo, CA: John G. Most, President/CEO
Vibrant Media, New York, NY: Doug Stevenson, CEO & Co-founder

Executive of the Year - Services - Up to 2,500 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
HeiTech Services, Inc., Landover, MD: James R Clement, Executive Vice President
FINALISTS:
A.B. Data, Ltd., Milwaukee, WI: Anya Verkhovskaya, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Animus Solutions, Inc., Tampa, FL: Phara McLachlan, Founder and CEO
Kessler International, New York, NY: Michael G. Kessler, President & CEO
Parker Tide Corp., Washington, DC: Anthony W. Parker, President
Restaurant.com, Arlington Heights, IL: Cary Chessick, President & CEO
SDL, Superior, CO: Peter Smith, Senior Vice President of Operation
Viverae Inc, Dallas, TX: Michael Nadeau, President & CEO

Executive of the Year - Services - More Than 2,500 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Deloitte LLP, New York, NY: Barry Salzberg, CEO
FINALISTS:
Amazon.com, Inc., Seattle, WA: Jeffrey Bezos, Chairman, President, and CEO
ARAMARK, Philadelphia, PA: Joseph Neubauer, Chairman and CEO
McKinsey & Company, New York, NY: Dominic Barton, Managing Director

Executive of the Year - Telecommunications
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA: Dr. Paul Jacobs, CEO
FINALISTS:
M5 Networks, Inc., New York, NY: Dan Hoffman, CEO
TANDBERG, New York, NY: Fredrik Halvorsen, CEO

Executive of the Year - All Other Industries - Up to 2,500 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
National Hockey League, New York, NY: John Collins, Chief Operating Officer
FINALISTS:
Acucela Inc., Bothell, WA: Ryo Kubota, Chairman, President, and CEO
Agel Enterprises, Lehi, UT: Glen Jensen, CEO
AutoClaims Direct Inc., Carlsbad, CA: Ernie Bray, CEO
LANXESS Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA: Randy Dearth, President and CEO
Rambus, Los Altos, CA: Sharon Holt, Senior Vice President, Licensing and Marketing
Rising Medical Solutions, Chicago, I:L Jason Beans, CEO
Volusion, Austin, TX: Kevin Sproles, CEO

Executive of the Year - All Other Industries - More Than 2,500 Employees
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA: Greg Lucier, CEO
FINALISTS:
Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA: John Martin, Chairman and CEO
Healthways, Inc., Franklin, TN: Ben Leedle, CEO
Magellan Health Services, Avon, CT: René Lerer, M.D., CEO
PAREXEL International, Waltham, MA: Josef von Rickenbach, CEO

Turnaround Executive of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Boost Mobile, Irvine, CA: Matt Carter, President
FINALIST:
Apptix, Herndon, VA: David Ehrhardt, President & CEO

Chairman of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Informatica Corporation, Redwood City, CA: Sohaib Abbasi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
FINALISTS:
EmpowHER.com/HW, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ: Michelle King Robson, Chairperson
First Commons Bank, Newton, MA: Tonny Nuzzo, Chairman
Interbank FX, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT: Todd Crosland, Chairman and President
MOST Brand Development + Advertising, Aliso Viejo, CA: John G. Most, Chairman
Stream Energy, Dallas, TX: Rob Snyder, Chairman

Finance Executive of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
ExactTarget, Indianapolis, IN: Traci Dolan, CFO
FINALISTS:
Apptix, Herndon, VA: Chris Mack, CFO
ESPN, Bristol, CT: Christine Driessen, Executive VP & CFO,
High Performance Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA: Bill Milligan, CFO
Phase Forward, Waltham, MA: Chris Menard, CFO

Management Team of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Cvent, Inc., McLean, VA
FINALISTS:
Aprimo, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Epic Media Group, New York, NY
Farbman Group, Southfield, MI
iSeatz, New Orleans, LA
John Hancock Annuities, Boston, MA
Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX
Métier, Ltd., Arlington, VA
Miro Consulting, Woodbridge, NJ
Nu Skin Enterprises, Provo, UT
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA