Introducing the 2018 C-Suite Award winners
by October 15, 2018 8:04 am 1,896 views
For the fourth year, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is honored to recognize 10 of the most worthy C-level executives in the region with the C-Suite Award.
The healthy economy and successful businesses in Northwest Arkansas are talked about and written about so much that it would be easy for all of us who live and work here to take them for granted. But an important reason for that is we have a strong group of business leaders in this region.
Don Gibson, now the CEO Emeritus of Legacy National Bank — and a 2016 C-Suite Award honoree — has a favorite saying that’s always stuck with me: “You can build all the beautiful buildings in the world, but unless you put beautiful people in them, it doesn’t work.”
That’s Northwest Arkansas. We can create a desirable place for people from all over the world and all over the country to want to live. We can have the quality of life. We can have this great beautiful place. But without the corporate leaders who grow their enterprises, create quality jobs and help keep this region moving forward, it doesn’t work. We are extremely grateful to them for their contributions and their vision, and we’re delighted to recognize 10 of the best.
The honorees were selected by the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal management team after reviewing nomination forms submitted on their behalf.
In addition to the Q&A profiles included in this issue, the honorees will be recognized Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the annual C-Suite Awards Luncheon at the 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Bentonville.
Click here to meet the 2018 class of C-Suite Award winners.