Tampa Bay Business & Wealth has announced the winners of its 2024 Apogee Awards at Armature Works.
Presenting sponsors of the 2024 Apogee Awards include Forvis Mazars, Southstate and Vistage Florida. The nonprofit partner is United Way Suncoast.
Chosen by an external panel of judges, 45 finalists, and two major award recipients, were chosen out of more than 230 unique nominations.
Additionally, Bridgette Bello, publisher and chief executive officer had this to say about the event,
“We had twenty-one total award winners. Six were women (28.57%). Five were minorities (23.80%) and ten were white men(47.6%),” says Bello. “I found online, according to this year’s Women in the Workplace report, conducted by McKinsey in partnership with LeanIn.Org, 57 percent of C-suite executives are white men. I’m very proud of the group we recognized last night – including its diversity.”
More photos will be coming soon. Without further delay, here are the 2024 TBBW’s Apogee Awards winners. (Photos by Tacy Briggs-Troncoso)
WINNERS
Chief Business Development Officer
Vincent J. Cordo Jr.
Holland & Knight
(Chief Client Relations and Opportunities Officer)
Chief Financial Officer
Ken Bowles
WilsonHCG
Chief Human Resources Officer
Bernie Currie
Building Industry Consulting Service International (BISCI)
(Director of Human Resources)
Chief Information Officer
Dwayne L. Allen
SVP & Chief Technology Officer
Unisys
Chief Operating Officer
Jerry Telson
Sweetheart Ice Cream
Managing Partner
John H. Hill Jr. (Smaller Category)
Hyde Park Capital
Lawrence P. Ingram (Larger Category)
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
President
Dave Bailey (Larger Category)
Southern States Material Handling
Fred Lay (Smaller Category)
Construction Services Inc., Of Tampa
Founder
Cammie Chatterton (Larger Category)
Bay Food Brokerage
DeDe Grundel (Medium Category)
Friends of Joshua House Foundation
Karen R. Mertes, Lt. Col (Ret), USAF (Smaller Category)
Fulfill Your Destiny
Tommy Whitehead (Breakthrough Judges Award)
TomCo Solutions Inc.
Owner
Raphael Perrier
Kahwa Coffee Roasters
Chief Executive Officer
Elodie Dorso (200+ employees)
Evara Health
David T. Habib (0-10 employees)
Yo Mama’s Foods
Suhail Rifaie (25-100 employees)
Sweetheart Ice Cream
Micha Seal (100-200 employees)
Watermelon Swim
Mike Sutton (Nonprofit)
Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside
Impact Award
Scott Fink
CEO, Fink Auto Group
Volkswagen of Wesley Chapel/Subaru of Wesley Chapel
Icon Award
Rhea F. Law
President
University of South Florida
