The Houston Business Journal recently announced the honorees for the 2024 Most Admired CEO Awards. Out of hundreds of nominations across the Greater Houston area, 60 Influential CEOs were selected. Houston Business Journal staff members chose these 60 CEOs for their career achievements, outstanding leadership skills and significant contributions to the Houston region through their philanthropic efforts.
Chris Payne, President of AEGIS Markets, was included in this prestigious list of individuals recognized as pillars of the Houston business community who demonstrate a dedication not only to their field but also to the community through serving on various nonprofit boards and volunteering.
For this year’s Most Admired CEO Awards, the honorees were diverse and represented industries ranging from energy, law, entertainment, fine arts, education, and healthcare, highlighting the dynamic nature of Houston's business landscape. Congratulations to the honorees listed below:
- Kelly Adels Hess, CEO, CompuCycle
- Richard Alberigo, CEO, Alberigo Hotel Management
- Ana Amicarella, CEO, EthosEnergy
- Nory Angel, President, American Leadership Forum
- Pete Bell, CEO, Cotton Holdings
- Benjamin Berg, CEO, Berg Hospitality Group
- Trevor Best, CEO, Syzygy Plasmonics
- Austin Bleess, City Manager, City of Jersey Village
- Chris Boleman, CEO, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Travis Boone, CEO, Orion Group Holdings
- Treopia Cannon, CEO, Girls Incorporated of Greater Houston
- Juan Celaya, CEO, Compu-Data International LLC
- Sonia Clayton, CEO, Global Energy Transition
- Vince Cole, CEO, Ontellus
- Paul Coonrod, Owner, Pagewood
- Eleanor Curry, CEO, The Curry Law Firm
- Keith Dalton, CEO, Kingham Dalton Wilson Ltd.
- Nadyrshah Dhanani, CEO, Dhanani Private Equity Group
- Kiki Dikmen, CEO, GetChoice
- Eugene Eski, CEO, Teachers Now
- Grant Gilbert, President, Sendero Industries Holdings
- Phillip Goodwin, CEO, PSSI Industrial Group
- Jeff Gorski, CEO, PFS Group
- Mary Green, Executive Director, Hay Center Foundation
- Jason Hammonds, President, The US Oncology Network
- Beth Harp, CEO, Kids' Meals
- Sameer Haswani, CEO, Haswani Investments
- Bill Hickl, partner, BDO USA PC
- Stephen Hillier, CEO, Apache Industrial
- Daryl Kenningham, CEO, Group 1 Automotive Inc.
- Leonard Kincaid, CEO, Houston Recovery Center
- Jason Kohll, CEO, Professional Sports Partners
- Alex Kuiper, Owner, Kuiper Law Firm PLLC
- Hank Le, CEO, Tspa MFG LLC
- Michael Lee, CEO, Octopus Energy US
- Matt Marino, CEO, Ezee Fiber
- Kelie Mayfield, CEO, MaRS Culture
- Gary McDonald, CEO, EHS Insight
- Petria McKelvey, CEO, Precision Medical Billing
- Stephanie Murphy, CEO, Aegis Aerospace Inc.
- Chris Myers, CEO, Professional Alternatives
- Anthony Ndah, CEO, Atlantic Petroleum
- Curtis Null, Superintendent, Conroe Independent School District
- Chris Payne, President, AEGIS Markets
- Victor Pierson, President, Moody Bank
- Jonathan Risch, CEO, Arcxis
- Ali Sheikhani, CEO, Sheikhani Group of Cos.
- Josh Shelton, President, Enterprise Electrical
- Bruce Smith, CEO, Safety Vision LLC
- Michael Smith, CEO, The Johnson Development Co.
- Angela Strong, CEO, A Strong CPA
- Tommy Sutherland, CEO, Eutex International
- Michael Thomas, CEO, Ascend SC
- Stephen Toups, CEO, Turner Industries
- Brian Trout, former CEO, Greater Houston Retailers Cooperative Association Inc.
- Mark A. Wallace, CEO, Texas Children's Hospital
- David Womack, CEO, Prime Contractors Inc.
- Andrew Wooley, President, Houston Plastic Products
- Dror Zadok, CEO, Zadok Jewelers
- William “Bill” Zartler, CEO, Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
The Houston Business Journal will recognize the 60 outstanding CEOs on Friday, Aug. 30 at the Marriott Marquis Houston.