--- title: 100 Heroes of The International Business Awards description: Last week we announced the Stevie Award winners and Distinguished Honoree (honorable mention) medalists who've been honored in The 2011 (8th Annual image: https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813100-jpg/images/iba11judges.jpg --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories # 100 Heroes of The International Business Awards Posted by [Michael Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/michael-gallagher) on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 @ 08:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![IBA11 Judges](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813100-jpg/images/iba11judges.jpg) Last week we announced the [Stevie Award winners and Distinguished Honoree (honorable mention) medalists](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2219_21081.cfm) who've been honored in The 2011 (8th Annual) International Business Awards, the world's only all-encompassing, fully-international business awards program.  This year's honorees will be celebrated at a [star-studded event](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/general/173_714_3170.cfm) in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Tuesday, 11 October. Throughout this week we'll recognize the contributions of the more than 200 professionals worldwide who participated in the IBA judging process this year The following 100 professionals participated in [preliminary judging](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/171_697_3036.cfm) of the IBAs in May-July 2011. Their average scores determined the entries that were eligible to be consider in final judging. We thank them for their time, interest, and insights. With entries up 80% this year to more than 3,000, their contribution was more vital than ever! [Ravi Agarwal,](http://in.linkedin.com/pub/ravi-agarwal/17/51a/714) Chief Electrical Engineer, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd, Mumbai, India Ahmad Alhai, BRM Analyst, ADCO, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [Jeff Allen](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyaallen), VP Marketing, AtTask, Inc., Orem, UT [Johnny Anderson](http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnyanderson), Vice President, Bulldog Solutions, Austin, TX USA [Ann Badmus](http://www.linkedin.com/in/annbadmus), President, Badmus Law Firm, Dallas, TX USA [Vinod Bahety](http://in.linkedin.com/in/bigthinking), Assistant Vice President, Yes Bank Ltd, Mumbai, India [Ahmed bin Ali](http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/ahmed-bin-ali/17/151/7a5), Group Senior VP - Corporate Communications, Etisalat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [Israel Bonequi](http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/israel-bonequi/6/b16/453), Creative Director, Birds Nest Foundatio,n Montreal, PQ Canada [Kathleen Boylan](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kathleen-boylan/3/955/b99), Senior Vice President, Public Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL USA [Scott Breeden](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-breeden/b/772/845), Owner, Aztech Graphics, Oak Hill, VA USA [Jane Bryant](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jane-bryant/2/b42/74), Director, Spire Communications, Fredericksburg, VA USA [Heena Bulchandani](http://www.blogger.com/profile/07192077134076611879), Specialist - Training & Development, Dubai Electricity &,Water Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Ozge Bulut Marasli](http://tr.linkedin.com/in/ozgebulutmarasli), Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S., Istanbul, Turkey [Fred Cannizzaro](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fred-cannizzaro/6/962/668), Creative Director, nVision, New York, NY USA [George Cauttero](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/george-cauttero/5/561/44), Producer, The Cauttero Group, Bronx, NY USA [Chick Ciccarelli](http://www.linkedin.com/in/chickciccarelli), CEO, Chick Ciccarelli, Inc / WebWizards, Valley Village, CA USA [Pedro Colaco](http://www.linkedin.com/in/pcolaco), CEO, Guestcentric, Fairfield, NJ USA [Rachel Deutsch](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rachel-deutsch/0/129/b55), President/Creative Director, Biondi LLC, McLean, VA USA [Demet Deveci Erkol](http://tr.linkedin.com/in/demetdevecierkol), Service Quality Group Manager, Turk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey [Arkadiy Dobkin](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/arkadiy-dobkin/0/22/907), Chairman & CEO, EPAM Systems, Inc., Newtown, PA USA [Eve Dumovich](http://www.linkedin.com/in/evedumovich), CEO, Snowline Publishing, Ashford, WA USA [Rochelle Ekanayake](http://lk.linkedin.com/pub/rochelle-ekanayake/30/b0/380), Managing Director, MrPierce Studios International, Colombo, Sri Lanka [Timur Erten](http://tr.linkedin.com/in/timurerten), Specialist, Turk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey [Michelle Esso](http://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleesso), Marketing & PR Manager, Hyatt Legal Plans, a MetLife Company, Cleveland, OH USA [Elijah Ezendu](http://ng.linkedin.com/in/elijahezendu), Senior Partner, Shevach Consulting, Lagos, Nigeria [Rachel Farris](http://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelfarris), Director, PR & New Media, PetRelocation.com,Austin, TX USA [Marc Foelsch](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marc-foelsch/12/1aa/288), Senior Art Director, Fraser Wallace Advertising, Montgomery Village, MD USA [Julia Forsyth](http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaforsyth), Senior Global Marketing Manager, GSMA, Atlanta, GA USA [Steve Gallagher](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-gallagher/22/516/23a), Independent Video Producer, Bronx, NY USA [Steve Gershik](http://www.linkedin.com/in/gershik), Marketing Director, 28Marketing, San Mateo, CA USA [Lauren Gertzman](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lauren-gertzman/36/987/262), Owner, Inside Minds, LLC, Washington, DC USA [Alan Gilleo](http://www.linkedin.com/in/alangilleo), Chief Creative + Experience Officer, LeapFrog Interactive, Louisville, KY USA [Lisa Gregovich](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-gregovich-mba/6/284/14b), Vice President - Customer Service, ePlan Services, Inc., Denver, CO USA Mustafa Gümüs, Performance Reporting Manager, Turk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey Deanna Hart, Operations Manager, IHG - InterContinental Hotels Group, Salt Lake City, UT USA [James Hart](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimharttema), Founder, The European Marketing Agency (TEMA) Ltd, Bradford, United Kingdom Naoto Hashizume, Manage, IFNet,Inc., Tokyo, Japan Susan Hein, Creative Director, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Washington, DC USA [Dr. K. Darcy Hohenthal](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/k-darcy-hohenthal/19/63a/28b), Founder, The Birthday Club, Manchester, CT USA [Jamie K. Holt](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiekholt), MBA, President/CEO, JMK Notary & Services, Miami, FL USA [Sangmin (Eddy) Hong](http://kr.linkedin.com/pub/sangmin-hong/21/823/ab1), CEO, Nextrans Inc., Seoul, South Korea [Susan Hudgins](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/susan-hudgins/1/b5b/927), Director of Events, StarChefs.com, Brooklyn, NY USA Leo Indarwahono, Public Health & Educational Executive, Unilever Indonesia Tbk., Jakarta, Indonesia [Beverly Jensen, Ph.D.](http://www.womensmedicinebowl.com/contents.php?type=about%20us&PHPSESSID=a39b64b22be53cedf48550d216d80010), President, www.WomensMedicineBowl.com, Greeley, CO USA [Allen Jernigan](http://www.linkedin.com/in/allenjernigan), CEO, My Marketing Department, Inc., Seminole, FL USA [Sunil John](http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/sunil-john/8/396/73b), CEO, ASDA'A Burson Marsteller, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Michael Johnson](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-johnson/1/3a2/ba5), Senior Manager, Global TAM Services, Dell, Round Rock, TX USA [JP Jones](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jpjones08), Owner, Paige1Media, Lawerenceburg, TN USA [Paul Jones](http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/paul-jones/4/866/488), President, TK Advisors Inc., Toronto, ON Canada [Anila Kalleshi](http://al.linkedin.com/pub/anila-kalleshi/1a/924/bb3), President, Kalleshi Center, Tirane, Albania [Norbert Kilen](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1891148&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=IU3Y&locale=en_US&srchid=e3983467-59ef-4c33-9303-8589e76aae14-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&goback=.fps_PBCK_Norbert+Kilen_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link), Strategy Director, Think Kong, Warszawa, Poland [Hirotaka Kinoshita](http://jp.linkedin.com/pub/hirotaka-kinoshita/32/451/500), Manager, IFNet,Inc., Tokyo, Japan [Ron Klingensmith](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-klingensmith/2/849/137), Chief Creative Officer, Slack and Company, Chicago, IL USA [Slade Kobran](http://www.linkedin.com/in/skobran), Chief Marketing Officer, Infogroup, Princeton, NJ USA [Rafal Kucharski](http://www.goldenline.pl/rafal-kucharski3), Advertising Manager, Wytwornia Mebli, Swarzedz, Poland Vishnu Kumar, Vice President, Everonn Education Limited, Chennai, India [Vivek Kumar](http://in.linkedin.com/in/thevivekkumar), Head Servicing: Technology & Services, Communications Adfactors PR, Mumbai, India [Wayne Kurie](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wayne-kurie/5/962/811), Creative Consultant, Washington, DC USA [Peter Levy](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-levy/6/976/50a), President, Corniche Productions, Brooklyn, NY USA [Maheshkumar Mathilakath](http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/maheshkumar-mathilakath/2/945/778), Head of Quality, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Colin McKillop](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=12464801&authType=OPENLINK&authToken=sWMr&locale=en_US&srchid=f3759f7e-6dc3-4b04-98b2-bf1f9e9d6bf3-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=2&goback=.fps_PBCK_Colin+McKillop_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link), Chief Executive Officer, Butcher Enterprises Engineering Ltd., Windsor, ON Canada [Farhad Meher-Homji](http://au.linkedin.com/in/farhadmh), Director, Brightlabs, Brisbane, QLD Australia [Sharon Metzung](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sharon-metzung/25/640/b85), Publications & Graphics Manager, Lake Metroparks, Concord Township, OH USA [Eliza Misiecka](http://www.genesispr.pl/?lang=en&page=ludzie), Founder & CEO, GENESIS PR Poland, Warsaw, Poland [Simona Mollova](http://bg.linkedin.com/pub/simona-mollova/13/a00/828), CEO, Investment JSPK credit consult - jsk, Sofia, Bulgaria [Tamara Nall](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tamara-nall/6/67/221), President & CEO, The Leading Niche, New York, NY USA [Debra Naylor](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/debra-naylor/9/10/630), President, Naylor Design, Washington, DC USA [Kum Ng](http://www.linkedin.com/in/kumng), Founder, International Frameworkcooking Foundation, Madison, WI USA [Angela Nielsen](http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelanielsen), President, One Lily Creative Agency, Apple Valley, CA USA Yuji Okumura, Director, llluslon inc, Fukuoka, Japan [Jason Pasch](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonpasch), Web Designer, JasonPasch.com, Washington, DC USA [Supon Phornirunlit](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/supon-phornirunlit/1/8b8/116), Creative Director, Supon Creative, Washington, DC USA [Katharine Ramsden](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ramsden-katharine/17/332/757), Managing Editor, Thomson Reuters, Stamford, CT USA [Emma Real](http://www.linkedin.com/in/emmareal), Specialist, Corporate Communications, AECOM, Chicago, IL USA [Dennis Reno](http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisreno), Vice President, Customer Experience, Oracle Corporation, San Francisco, CA USA [Avis Richards](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/avis-richards/9/610/b10), CEO, Birds Nest Productions, New York, NY USA [Jennifer Rotner](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferrotner), Owner, Elite Editing, New York, NY USA [Francisco Ruiz](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/francisco-ruiz/22/53b/635), Executive VP, International Armoring Corporation, Ogden, UT USA [Gauri Sankar](http://in.linkedin.com/pub/gauri-sankar/31/415/b55), Senior Manager - Retired, Canara Bank, Bangalore, India [Hande Sarantopoulos](http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/hande-t-sarantopoulos/0/156/b94), Corporate Communications Manager, Coca-Cola Icecek, Istanbul, Turkey [Aysegul Seferoglu](http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/aysegul-seferoglu/a/747/453), External Communications Coordinator, Effect PR, Istanbul, Turkey [Juliet Shavit](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/juliet-shavit/10/815/694), President and CEO, SmartMark Communications, LLC, Newtown, PA USA [Carol Sheldon](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carol-sheldon/1/8a5/822), Senior VP Customs, DHL Global Forwarding, West Columbia, SC USA [Garrick Sheldon](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/garrick-sheldon/1b/350/614), Assistant Project Manager, Rising Tide Interactive, Washington, DC USA [Ishrat Shums](http://in.linkedin.com/pub/ishrat-shums/0/588/338), Head Design (elearning Solutions), Tata Interactive Systems, Mumbai, India [Nicole Silva](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nicole-silva/4/5a5/545), Vice President, Edelman, Chicago, IL USA [Bo Simmons](http://www.linkedin.com/in/bosimmons), President, Cool Blue Interactive, Atlanta, GA USA [Seema Singh](http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/seema-singh/18/94b/4b1), Engineer, Al Faraa Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [Thurston Smith](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/thurston-smith/9/3b7/2a8), Owner, SPK Productions, Greenwich, CT USA [Caroline Storey-Sabetti](http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinestoreysabetti), Executive Director, Business Solutions & Marketing, Staff Management | SMX, Chicago, IL USA [Shoab Syed](http://ca.linkedin.com/in/shoabsyed), Principal, Consultant, Sovnex, Brampton, ON Canada [Joe Thoma](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-thoma/1b/328/a97), President/CEO, Primary Source Press Inc., Oviedo, FL USA [Abby Trexler](http://www.linkedin.com/in/abbytrexler), Senior PR Manager, Jack Morton Worldwide, New York, NY USA [Anyck Turgeon](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anyck-turgeon/0/81/265), CEO, CoreClean Group, Austin, TX USA [Tusshar Varangaonkar](http://in.linkedin.com/pub/aarun-varangaonkar/a/702/b74), Director, Gharrkul Industries Pvt. 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