2025 CEO of the Year & C-Suite Awards: Amy Brown has built Authenticx from the ground up by focusing on culture
This year, Authenticx will surpass more than 500 million voices heard.
This year, Authenticx will surpass more than 500 million voices heard.
He was 45, new to the industry—which provides building products such as doors, frames, access-control systems and fireplaces for construction—and a first-time CEO for a company that was profitable but no longer growing.
Today, Jack Laurie Group has about 800 full-time equivalents, with offices in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis and satellite locations in Bloomington/Columbus, Lafayette, Merrillville, South Bend and Van Wert, Ohio.
Kirschner joined the company straight from college in 1982 as an accounting manager with three or four direct reports and worked his way up to a vice presidency at age 32.
Chuck Goodrich started with Gaylor as an intern in 1991 and returned to the company in 1996, where he “worked in every position in the organization, pretty much” before being named president in 2014 and president/CEO in 2018.
Through the best moments and the worst, Ryan’s goal has been “to come out on the better side,” he said. “Come out better as an organization with an even stronger culture.”
Since Chad Ashcraft assumed the role of chief growth officer of Marathon Health in 2017, the company’s annual revenue has increased from $25 million to $550 million.
As a member of Remodel Health’s executive team, Johnna Barnard has helped lead the organization through rapid, strategic expansion.
Since Chris Cotterill joined Goelzer Investment Management, the firm has doubled its assets, from $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2020 to more than $4 billion today.
Dr. Ray Dusman has helped develop Parkview Health into a system that now comprises 15 hospitals across 22 counties.
Jason Eckerle has helped build a culture that resulted in high employee engagement scores at PNC Bank in Indiana.
Since joining Keystone, Chris Gricar has overseen several major projects, including: the InterContinental Indianapolis.
Greg Henneke has helped build and grow American Structurepoint from $10 million in net revenue and 100 employees to more than $200 million in net revenue with nearly 800 employees.
Mary Kay Huse helped build all aspects of Indy Ignite from the ground up, and her efforts paid off when the new women’s professional volleyball team made it to the league championship in its debut season this year.
Since joining Lacy Diversified Industries, Brad Kelsheimer has focused on reducing risk in the company’s portfolio and reinvesting capital elsewhere.
Katie Lucas helped anchor leadership and operations in Indiana as Lucas Oil moved its corporate headquarters from Corona, California, to Indianapolis.
Rob Martinson has helped lead The Garrett Cos. to become a fully vertically integrated organization.
In her roles, she’s helped shape several initiatives, including leading the unification of Indiana University Health’s individual hospital foundations into a single, system-wide IU Health Foundation.
Paula Moan said she joined Stock Yards Bank & Trust to have an opportunity to shape, build and grow a community bank in Indianapolis.
In 1994, Bruce Molter was appointed president of Hagerman Inc., a newly formed company within The Hagerman Group.