BizTimes Staff

Peggy Troy moved progressively through the health care field to become the first female president and CEO of Children’s Wisconsin in 2009.

Bernie Sherry was named ministry market executive of Ascension Wisconsin in 2016. He became responsible for leading the integration of four legacy systems.

In December, Heather Schimmers became regional president of the Gundersen region following the merger of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System.

Dr. John Raymond Sr. leads the state’s only private medical school and the metro Milwaukee area’s seventh largest private employer.

John Hunzinger has been at the helm of Brookfield-based Hunzinger Construction Co. for the past 30 of his 40 years working for the company. One of the Milwaukee region’s largest construction companies by revenue, Hunzinger Construction has worked on many high-profile projects.

George Cullen and Jeannie Cullen Schultz were named co-presidents of JP Cullen in 2020. The children of company chairman Mark Cullen, George Cullen and Jeannie Cullen Schultz represent the fifth generation of leadership for the Janesville-based contractor.

Eric Hovde leads Hovde Properties, a Madison-based commercial and residential real estate company founded by his grandfather.

Jon Hammes is the founder of the Hammes platform and launched Hammes Healthcare in 1993. Prior to that he was managing partner for Trammel Crow, serving as the firm’s regional partner in its Chicago office.

Following his early career representing developers and real estate syndicators as an attorney, Gary Gorman founded his own firm in 1984 to develop multifamily real estate projects.

Que El-Amin began his career in real estate as co-founder of Scott Crawford Inc., a Milwaukee-based real estate development firm specializing in mixed-use complexes.

Diane Hendricks co-founded ABC Supply with her late husband, Ken, in 1982. Hendricks has led the Beloit-based construction materials company since Ken’s death in 2007 and is responsible for steering ABC through its two biggest acquisitions (Bradco and L&W Supply). Today, it is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing, windows, siding and gutter materials, reporting $15 billion in revenues last year and employing 15,000.

Brad Binkowski co-founded real estate development firm Urban Land Interests in 1974 with Thomas Neujahr. Its focus since has been on attracting employers, developing housing, preserving historic properties and creating new architecture in urban areas.