The history of the Arizona Business Leadership Award ™ was to recognize an Arizona business that had excelled in aligning itself with the goals of the Arizona Business Leadership Association. Strong Arizona companies are vital to our economic landscape and AzBL carried this tradition of honoring companies from 1997-2017.
2022-2023
Waymo Operations, Ryan McNamara, Vice President
Wheels Up, Justin Firestone, Co-Founder
Mountainside Fitness, Tom Hatten, Founder & Chairman of the Board
Shamrock Foods, Vince Daniels, CHRO
Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), Chris Camacho, President & CEO
Goodwill of Central & Northern Arizona, William Fischbach, Vice-Chair
Hospice of the Valley, Lin Sue Flood, Formerly Cooney, Director of Community Engagement
2021-2022
Freestar
- Kurt Donnell, President & CEO & David Freedman, Founder
McDonald’s Corporation
– Shelby Yastrow, Former EVP, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary; Current Member of the Board of Directors of Great Clips; New York Times Bestselling Author
Wally Kelly, Chairman & CEO, CBS Outdoor North America
Chance Cozby, Director Tournament Player Relations, Ping
Doug Parker, Chairman & CEO, US Airways
Joseph L. Ford, C.F.E., Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer, Corporate Security, Bank of the West, Former FBI Associate Deputy Director & Chief Operating Officer, Bank of the West/FBI
Dr. Jeffrey M. Trent, Founder, President & Research Director, TGen
Scott Davis, Senior Vice President & Chief Concept Officer, Panera Bread Company
2008-2009
Jack J. Pelton, Chief Executive Officer, Cessna
John Philip Coghlan, Former President & CEO, Visa
Luc J. Messier, Senior Vice President, ConocoPhllips
Michael G. Koppel, Chief Executive Officer, Nordstrom
Michael C. Mac Donald, Senior Vice President Operational Effectiveness, XEROX Corporation
Harris H. Simmons, Chairman, President & CEO, Zions Bancorporation
Donald J. Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, Willis North American
2007-2008
Lou Tice, Co-Founder & Chairman, The Pacific Institute, Inc.
Geoff Smith, President, Roush Fenway Racing
Trevor Hill, Founder & CEO, Global Water Resources
Josh Byrnes, SVP & General Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks
Michael G. Oxley, Vice Chairman, NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
Matt Janopaul, President & COO, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation