2015 Apogee Awards Honor the Brightest in South Florida

Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 3, 2015 (Newswire.com) - South Florida Business & Wealth has recently honored 24 C-Level Executives during the 2015 Apogee Awards.

The awards, which were inaugurated in 2014, celebrate the success of leaders in the categories of chairman/chairwoman, CEO, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief information officer, chief marketing officer and top HR executive. One award is given in each of South Florida’s three counties for each of the eight categories.

"The Apogee Awards are unique in honoring representatives of the key positions that make up business leadership teams."

Gary Press, Chairman and CEO of SFBW and of Lifestyle Media Group

“The Apogee Awards are unique in honoring representatives of the key positions that make up business leadership teams,” said Gary Press, Chairman and CEO of SFBW and of Lifestyle Media Group, which publishes 11 magazine titles. “The Apogee winners are certainly the best amongst the best in South Florida. Our commitment to recognize our region’s premier business leaders and finest companies is part of our greater mission.” 

SFBW began publication in September 2014 and reaches 117,000 senior-level business readers throughout the region. The magazine is also available at SFBWmag.com.

Presenting sponsor for the Apogee Awards was the Octagon Family of Recruiting Companies. “On behalf of the entire Octagon family, I am honored to have sponsored this powerful event that honors C-level executives in South Florida’s tri-county area,” said Mitch Kramer, CEO of Octagon Family of Recruiting Companies.

Gold Sponsors for the awards were Quantified IT and Tripp Scott Attorneys at Law, while Silver Sponsors were BankUnited, Comcast Business and the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale.

The recipients were honored at a gala event on Oct. 21 at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. For further information regarding the Apogee Awards visit http://apogee.sfbwmag.com/.

This year’s honorees in their respective categories:

Chairman

• Broward County - Mike Jackson, AutoNation, Inc.
• Miami-Dade County - Tony Argiz, Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLC
• Palm Beach County - George Lemieux, Gunster

CEO

• Broward County - Frank Sacco, Memorial Healthcare
• Miami-Dade County - Tere Blanca, Blanca Commercial Real Estate​
• Palm Beach County - Michael Kaufman, Kaufman Lynn Construction

President

• Broward County - David Armstrong, Broward College
• Miami-Dade County - Michael D. Katz, Katz Barron Squitero Faust
• Palm Beach County - Rick Hayduk, Boca Raton Resort & Club

Chief Operating Officer

• Broward County - Jessica Pavlik, Berger Singerman LLP
• Miami-Dade County - Xavier Gonzalez, eMerge Americas
• Palm Beach County - Mark Smith, 3Cinteractive

Chief Financial Officer

• Broward County - Steve Wilder, City Furniture
• Miami-Dade County - Daniel  Kushner, City National Bank of Florida
• Palm Beach County - Joanne  Aquilina, Bethesda Health

Chief Information Officer

• Broward County - Tom West, Nova Southeastern University
• Miami-Dade County - Tery Howard, Miami Dolphins & Sun Life Stadium
• Palm Beach County - Lakshman Charanjiva, NextEra Energy

Chief Marketing Officer

• Broward County - Brian Wallace, Magic Leap
• Miami-Dade County - Maylynn Vargas-Menoud, ROIG Lawyers
• Palm Beach County - Eric Lebersfeld, Capitol Lighting

About South Florida Business & Wealth

SFBW is a publication of Lifestyle Media Group, the largest and fastest growing magazine publisher in South Florida. With 11 local publications, LMG’s combined readership of 707,000 includes business professionals, community leaders, entrepreneurs and the young, trendy up & comers. For more information, please visit www.lmgfl.com ​

Top HR Executive

• Broward County - Tracy Wiggan, Federated National Insurance
• Miami-Dade County - Adrienne McCoy, Baptist Health South Florida
• Palm Beach County - Jo Carol Rutherford, SBA Communications

Contact

Adina Arhire | Marketing Manager

Lifestyle Media Group

3511 W. Commercial Blvd., Suite 200

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

954-377-9596

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