SouthFloridaCIO has announced the 20 finalists for the 2023 South Florida CIO ORBIE® Awards.
For over 20 years, the CIO ORBIE Awards have recognized technology executives for leadership and excellence across the country. Since inception in 1998, over 500 CIO of the Year winners have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. SouthFloridaCIO is one of 25 chapters of the InspireCIO Leadership Network, a national membership organization comprised exclusively of CIOs from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare and nonprofit institutions.
The South Florida CIO ORBIE® Awards will honor the CIOs who are driving innovation and transforming South Florida’s leading organizations. The CIOs are typically recognized in multiple categories, based on the size and scope of their organization and responsibilities.
Ann Dozier
“Every organization is technology-dependent, but strong leadership is the X-factor that can turn day to day IT into a remarkable strategic differentiator,” said Ann Dozier, SouthFloridaCIO Chair and Large Enterprise category winner in 2022.
“The ORBIE Awards are meaningful because they are judged by peers – CIOs who understand the challenges of technology leadership.”
Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon leadership and management effectiveness, business value created by technology innovation, and engagement in industry and community endeavors.
According to the South Florida Business Journal, the finalists were named in 5 categories including:
- Global: Over $5 billion annual revenue and multi-national operations.
- Large Enterprise: Over $5 billion annual revenue.
- Enterprise: Up to $5 billion annual revenue.
- Large Corporate: Up to $1 billion annual revenue.
- Corporate: Up to $500 million annual revenue.
- Global Finalists:
- Eric Firer (Bacardi)
- Kevin Grayling (Florida Crystals)
- Tim Langley-Hawthorne (Hertz)
- Rocky Wiggins (spirit)
- Large Enterprise:
- Margaret Brisbane (Miami Dade County)
- Sam Jaddi (ADT), Christos Kotsakis (AutoNation)
- Tom Moreno (Lennar Financial Services)
Enterprise:
- Patrick Hale (VITAS Healthcare)
- Steven May (JenCare – a ChenMed Company)
- Ram Puppala (ACI Worldwide)
- Brad Rohrer (University of Miami)
- Large Corporate:
- Mary Desmarais (NCH Healthcare System)
- David Seo (Nicklaus Children’s Health System)
- Daniel Tehrani (ScribeAmerica)
- William M. Velez (Harvard Maintenance Inc.)
- Corporate:
- Lakshmi.N B. (Now Optics)
- Tony Casciotta (Broward College)
- Ely Garcia (Cisneros)
- Mark Moch (American Oncology Network)
Enterprise:
Kevin Grayling
“Being a finalist for the SouthFlorida CIO ORBIE awards is a recognition of the entire team and the work they have delivered through our digital transformation agenda over the last 5 years. This journey has been delivered with great quality and is driving enormous value for the company,” said Kevin Grayling, CIO of Florida Crystals and one of the 2023 finalists told South Florida Tech Hub,
It is because this award is judged by our peers that sets it apart from others.
Winners will be announced at the CIO ORBIE Awards on June 9, 2023 at the The Diplomat Beach Resort.
Check out highlights from the South Florida CIO ORBIE Awards 200 here —>>> https://sofloridacio.org/awards#highlights