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Table of ContentsLisa Arsenault McArdle Solutions, President ............................................5Charles H. Atwell Innovative Business Interiors, Inc., President ............................6James M. Boland Boland, President ................................................6Cris Bombaugh Montgomery County Humane Society,Inc., President &CEO ...................7Michael Bowlds Mountaintop Marketing Group, LLC, President .............................8Elizabeth J. Buck Buck Distributing Company,President .................................8Michael J. Chiaramonte Southern Maryland Hospital, CEO ..........................10Francois Dionot L'Academie de Cuisine, Founder& Director ..............................10David Eisner Dataprise, Inc., President &CEO ..........................................12Thomas D.W. Fauquier Vanguard Realty Group, Principal &CEO ......................12J.J. Finkelstein RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., President &CEO .......................13Jack Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Auto Malls, President .......................................16Susan Lacz Ridgewells Catering, Principal &CEO ........................................16Ben Landers Blue Corona, Inc., CEO ................................................17Peter Monge Montgomery General Hospital, President ...................................18Myra Norton Community Analytics, CEO ..............................................18Ronald D. Paul EagleBank, Chairman &CEO .........................................19Beth Schillaci VillageWorks Communications, Inc., Founder &CEO .........................20Daniel J. Schrider Sandy Spring Bank, President &CEO ...............................22Zack Shariff Allen &Shariff Corporation, CEO ..........................................22Rhonda L. Slade Prince George's Chamber of Commerce, President &CEO .................23Jeff Studley CPR MultiMedia Solutions, President .......................................24Scott Thompson Lifematters, Founder &CEO ........................................24S. Tien Wong Lore Systems, Inc., CEO ...............................................26Mitchell Wool The Bean Bag Deli and Catering Co. LLC, President ..........................26Published by:9030 Comprint Court,Gaithersburg, MD 20877240-864-1558www.gazette.netPublisher n Cliff ChietAdvertising Director n Stephanie KempterProduction Coordinator n Kathleen CastellanoLayout &Graphics n Son Young LeeJohn Schmitz Jr.CliffnotesJust when youthought youknew all the right people, here we go again, sharingthe names of "25 CEO'sYouNeed to Know."Although you may be familiar with some of them, chances are there aresome others you would like to meet. This special publication will give you thatbrief introduction.In atough economy, agood CEO helps acompany survive. Agreat CEOhelps acompany thrive.There are many historical stories about how companies,under the right leadership, have leveraged past recessions to "reinvent" the waythey do business, the waythey view the world and their customers, and the valuethat they bring. When the "recovery" comes, they have positioned theircompanies for abright future. It's funny how these CEO's "really" learn toruntheir companies best when there is more at stake or possible failure is lookingthem square in the eye.According to Joey Green's book, The Road toSuccess is Paved with Failure,many people who experience or come face to face with potential failure alongtheir journey, become in essence, "the people you would want to know."Just toname afew from Green’s book...Marilyn Monroe was dropped in1947 byTwentieth Century-Fox becausethe production chief thought she was unattractive.Walt Disney's first cartoon production company, Laugh-0-Gram, wentbankrupt.George Lucas's first film, THX-1138, flopped in1971, prompting everymajor studio toturn down his next movie project, American Griffiti.Regis Philbin was fired from his job as astagehand at KCOP-TV inSanDiego.Elvis Presley's music teacher in Memphis, gave him aCand told him hecouldn't sing.Steven Spielberg's mediocre grades prevented him from getting into UCLAfilm school.And mypersonal favorite, The Beatles, were rejected in1962 byDeccaRecords.Don't get me wrong,there are those who never face failure and still succeed.But it is the folks who have faced adversity,who pass their wealth of experienceto others, and who have learned how toovercome their "fear" of failure that Iwant to know.All of the 25 CEO's on our 2010 list were nominated from alist of over 100.We proudly introduce you tosome of Maryland's finest.Cliff Chiet, PublisherCover photo provide by:This supplement was produced by The <strong>Gazette</strong> of Politics&Business Advertising Sales Department. Unless otherwisenoted, this report was gathered by Karen FinucanClarkson. None of the copy was written by The <strong>Gazette</strong> ofPolitics &Business editorial staff. All photos were suppliedby the specific corporate entity unless otherwise stated.P.S.This year’s 25CEO Award Luncheon will be held on May 13, 2010 at AFISilver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland. We thank our sponsors -ComcastSpotlight and Comcast Business Class, Sandy Spring Bank, The Bean Bag,Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, RMR &Associates, Sandglass Systems, AFI Theatre and Cultural Center and GarsonClaxton.
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