2026 WINNERS
CATEGORY: BUSINESS 2026
2026 BUSINESS
Congratulations to the Merit Awards Winners
The Merit Awards, an independent awards program recognizing global industries and the markets they serve, today announced the winners of the 2026 Business Merit Awards. These awards honor excellence, innovation, and measurable success across the business landscape — spanning technology,
Best Places to Work
🥇 Gold: Planet DDS
🥈 Silver: Mo Aslani, Chief Financial Officer & HR Leader / Ezee Fiber
Business Innovation
🥇 Gold: Airia
🥈 Silver: Printify App for ChatGPT
🥉 Bronze: Visionaturolab Inc.
Business Strategy
🥇 Gold: Tim Weinheimer, The Weinheimer Group
Business Technology
🥇 Gold: Checkmarx
🥈 Silver: Vonage
🥉 Bronze: BigHand (BigHand Business Intelligence)
Business Technology
Excellence & Automation
🥇 Gold: Toshiba America Business Solutions
🥈 Silver: Hitachi Vantara
Corporate Social Responsibility
🥇 Gold: Fujifilm Europe
🥈 Silver: Hyundai Motor America
Customer Experience
🥇 Gold: Pedro Checo, Chief Operating Officer / Ezee Fiber
Customer Service and Support
🥇 Gold: SureCo
🥈 Silver: OnSIP
🥉 Bronze: Pedro Checo, Chief Operating Officer / Ezee Fiber
Executive Leadership
🥇 Gold: Gina Logozar
Human Resources
🥇 Gold: NRI North America
Leadership Excellence
🥇 Gold: Leadership Development -Corporate Talent Development
🥈 Silver: Matt Marino, Chief Executive Officer / Ezee Fiber
Marketing and Sales
🥇 Gold: Campus Multimedia
Non-profit and Philanthropy
🥇 Gold: Hyundai Hope on Wheels
🥈 Silver: The AlmaLinux OS Foundation
Supply Chain Excellence
🥇 Gold: TraceLink