The Business Excellence Awards, presented by Citizens Bank, recognize the imagination, industriousness, innovation and achievements of business owners and operators in New Hampshire.
The Business Excellence Awards — awarded in eight different categories — honor individuals from New Hampshire-based businesses with less than 100 employees and those with more than 100 employees in the following categories:
Recipients will be recognized October 3, 2019 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
Nominations close August 16, 2019.
The Business Excellence Awards serve to share Granite State stories that showcase yankee ingenuity. Nominate a colleague, boss, client, family member or friend who deserves recognition.
It is strongly recommended that nominations be accompanied by news stories, press releases or other documents depicting the extent of the role played by the nominee in his or her local community or at the state or national level. View our judging criteria to find out more.
Questions about the nomination process? Please email us at events@mcleancommunications.com. We look forward to receiving your nomination.
Nichole Raftopoulos, president and founder of Nvest Financial Group in Portsmouth, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the financial services category for a small organization
Dave Harrold, director of business development for survivability, targeting and sensing solutions at BAE Systems in Nashua, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the technology category for a large organization
Dwight Davis, president and co-owner of Senior Helpers in Stratham, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the healthcare category for a small organization
Todd Hanson, principal architect at JSA Incorporated in Portsmouth, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the real estate and construction category for a small organization
Larry Haynes, president and CEO of the Grappone Automotive Group in Bow, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the consumer services category for a large organization
David Worthen, president of Worthen Industries in Nashua, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the manufacturing category for a large organization
Stephen Caroselli, founder and CEO of Orion Entrance Control in Laconia, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the manufacturing category for a small organization
Michael Peterson, president of Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the healthcare category for a large organization
Richard Greenwald, founder of Simbex in Lebanon, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the technology category for a small organization
Phil Emma, COO of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp in Concord, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the financial services category for a large organization
Helene Mogridge, CEO of the Keene Family YMCA, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the nonprofit category for a large organization
Diane Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Manchester, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the nonprofit category for a small organization
Robin Dewey, founder and owner of Robin’s Egg in Amherst, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the consumer services category for a small organization
Patrick Closson, director at McLane Middleton in Manchester, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the business & professional services category for a large organization
Hollis McGuire, the Nashua regional director of the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the business & professional services category for a small organization
Rusty McLear, president of Mill Falls at the Lake and partner for Granite State Hospitality, is the 2018 Business Excellence Awards Hall of Fame inductee
