Notables
At companies across southeast Wisconsin, notable executives are running businesses, navigating company restructurings, arguing high-stakes legal cases and finding efficiencies in manufacturing processes. These notable individuals also mentor, teach and volunteer in their communities. The leaders profiled in these categories are nominated by their peers at work and in the community. Nominate someone you know.
Notable Veteran Executives: Daniel Peterson
Served 22 years in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, two combat tours in Iraq
As chief information officer at Franklin-based...
Notable Veteran Executives: Jason Young
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1994-2000; sergeant, Wisconsin Army National Guard, 2000-2007
Jason Young, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based 3Up Metal...
Notable Veteran Executives: Jesse Augustine
Has served 16 years in the U.S. Army, deployed once to Iraq, twice to Afghanistan and once to Ukraine;...
Notable Veteran Executives: Bill Berrien
U.S. Navy SEAL team officer, platoon commander, 1991-99
Bill Berrien served on active duty as a U.S. Navy SEAL team...
Notable Veteran Executives: Sam Rogers
U.S. Army, served three times in Afghanistan, twice enlisted and once as a civilian intelligence officer
Colleagues say that Sam...
Notable Veteran Executives: John Ruskin
Served 20 years in the U.S. Navy providing medical support
John Ruskin is a partner with Pleasant Prairie-based Specialized Accounting...
Notable Veteran Executives: Robert Lazlo
Served in the Connecticut Army National Guard
Robert Lazlo, director of sales and marketing at Guardian Business Solutions in Brookfield,...
Notable Veteran Executives: Kris Harrington
U.S. Navy, four years as a machinist’s mate, including time on the USS Cimarron in Pearl Harbor
After serving in...
Notable Veteran Executives: Tom Pettit
Served four years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tom Pettit, the new chief operations and supply chain officer...
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Notable Veteran Executives: Kyle Crum
Served as a U.S. Navy officer, was deployed overseas in 2013-14 on a year-long global anti-terrorism mission
Colleagues say Kyle...
Notable Women in Manufacturing: Stacy Peterson
Stacy Peterson started Connoils in 2007, and in 2019, she opened a new green technology certified processing facility in...
Notable Women in Manufacturing: Cindy Lapidakis
Cindy Lapidakis joined Darien-based Royal Basket Trucks Inc. in 2007. At that time, annual sales were less than $4...
