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The CEO of the Year is the highlight of the Top 50 CEO awards gala: the winner has no idea who they are until their name is called during the program.

The award goes to the Top 50 CEO award winner who receives the highest overall scores across all judging categories:

Corporate governance
Organization growth
Management
Industry leadership
Personal social responsibility

In addition to the big reveal at the awards show, the CEO of the Year award winner is profiled in the July issue of Atlantic Business Magazine.

2023

Rosalyn Hyslop

Co-CEO

Mrs. Dunster’s (1996) Inc.
Sussex, N.B.
2023 CEO OF THE YEAR

2022

Terry Paul

Chief; CEO

Membertou First Nation;
Membertou Development Corporation
Membertou, N.S.
2022 CEO OF THE YEAR

2021

Scott Balfour

President & CEO

EMERA INC.
HALIFAX, N.S.
2021 CEO OF THE YEAR

2020

Vivek Sood

Executive Vice President, Related Business

SOBEYS
DARTMOUTH, N.S.
2020 CEO OF THE YEAR

2019

Mandy Rennehan

Blue Collar CEO & Founder

FRESHCO / RENNDUPRAT
YARMOUTH, N.S.

2018

Barry Perry

President & CEO

FORTIS INC.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
2018 CEO OF THE YEAR

2017

Brian Chafe

CEO

PAL GROUP
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
2017 CEO OF THE YEAR

2016

Larry Puddister

Co-chairman; CEO

CO-CHAIRMAN OF PENNECON AND CEO OF NEWCRETE
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
CEO OF THE YEAR

2015

Josef (Jim) Spatz

Chairman & CEO

SOUTHWEST PROPERTIES LTD.
HALIFAX, N.S.
Hall of Fame Inductee

2014

Anne Whelan

President & CEO

SEAFAIR CAPITAL INC
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
CEO OF THE YEAR

2013

Cathy Bennett

CEO

BENNETT GROUP OF COMPANIES
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
CEO OF THE YEAR

2012

Henry Demone

President & CEO

HIGH LINER FOODS INC.
LUNENBURG, N.S.
CEO OF THE YEAR

2011

Wadih Fares

President & CEO

WM FARES
HACKETT'S COVE, N.S.
CEO OF THE YEAR

2010

Frank Coleman

President & CEO

COLEMAN GROUP OF COMPANIES; HUMBER VALLEY PAVING; HUMBER VALLEY ASPHALT AND AGGREGATES
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
CEO OF THE YEAR

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