Finalists Announced: 2022 Executive of the Year Awards

CEO of the Year

A$0–100m turnover

CEO of the Year finalists (A$0m-A$100m turnover)

Top row, from left: Andrew Bond, 8common; Luke Girgis, The Brag Media; Frank Greeff, Realbase; Andrew Shea, House of Learning trading as Builders Academy Australia; Richard Joffe, Honey Insurance.

Bottom row, from left: Jason Juretic, Stepping Stone House; Steve Grace, The Nudge Group; Tim Morris, The Entourage; Robbie Turner, Axon Property Group; Jeremy Fleming, Stagekings.

A$100m+ turnover

CEO of the Year finalists (A$100m+ turnover)

Top row, from left: Giuseppe Porcelli, Lakeba Group; Nicky Sparshott, Unilever Australia & New Zealand; Daniel Brady, Redcape Hotel Group / MA Hotel Management.

Bottom row, from left: Tarsi Luo, (formerly) Bellamy’s Organic; Tristan Sternson, ARQ Group; Garry Korte, Hancock Prospecting.

Managing Director of the Year

Managing Director of the Year finalists

Top row, from left: Peter Li, Plus Agency; Iris Du, You Want Group; Joseph Oliver, Delorean Corporation; Sonia Gibson, Accounting Heart; Matthew Craig, MindArc.

Bottom row, from left: Ercument Ates, Galderma; David Gagovski, Cleaning Melbourne; Kathryn Carter, Snap; Nikhil Jayaraj, Regen Power; Jason Hood, BourkeHood.

Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneur of the Year finalists

Top row, from left: Richard Joffe, CEO and Founder, Honey Insurance; Hayley Evans, Portfolio Director and Board Member, Tavistock Group; Ben Lipschitz, CEO and Co-Founder, FoodByUs; Nishanth Krishnananthan, Co-CEO, Vantari VR.

Middle row, from left: Mannu Kala, Director and Co-Founder, COVAX Australia; Robin Jerome, Founder and Managing Partner, Zeep; Naomi Johnston, Founder and Creative Director, NJ Consulting | Digital Marketing; David Chehade, Founder and CEO, REIF.

Bottom row, from left: Ali Terai, CEO and Founder, Future Golf; Christine Khor, CEO, Founder and Master Coach, Peeplcoach; Brad Butt, Founder, Mens Health Downunder; Nicholas Bouris, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Managed App.

Young Executive of the Year

Young Executive of the Year finalists

Top row, from left: Ryan Terrey, Director of Marketing, The Entourage; Amal Wakim, Co-Founder and CEO, Equalution; Mark Rillera, Business Development Manager, MindArc; Lauren Barber, Managing Director, NeedleCalm; Shane Cuthbert, Treasurer, CQU Social Innovation Network.

Bottom row, from left: Melissa David, CEO, Melissa David Enterprises; Matthew Wilkins, CEO, Venergy Australia; Nicole Evans, Business Development Manager, Wisr; Jins Kadwood, CTO, Agridigital; Laura Mackowiak, Senior Manager, PKF Sydney and Newcastle.

Startup Executive of the Year

Startup Executive of the Year finalists

Top row, from left: Alex Opacic, Founder, Athlete2Business; Lauren Barber, Managing Director, NeedleCalm; Jo-Ann Chung, Chief Product Officer, WLTH; Eddy Xu, Founder, Urbern.

Bottom row, from left: Jason Hood, CEO and Founder, BourkeHood; Dave Chapman, Chief Technology Officer, WLTH; Ephram Stephenson, CEO and Founder, Collar Group; Ana Ouriques, CEO and Founder, Land Insight.

Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year

Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year finalists

Top row, from left: Justin Untersteiner, COO, Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA); Tracey Scanlan, CEO, Ability Enterprises; Lance Kawaguchi, CEO, Cure Brain Cancer Foundation; Theresa Mitchell, Founding Director, Agape Outreach.

Bottom row, from left: James Forbes, CEO, Jane Goodall Institute Australia; Jacqui Attard, CEO, Realise Business; Shaun Pearce, CEO, Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation; Rosemary Conn, CEO, Australian Schools Plus; Shane Cuthbert, Founder, Domestic Violence Anonymous.

Winners for all categories will be announced during the awards ceremony held at Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney on Wednesday 9 November 2022.