Northwood University will recognize six nationally known business leaders at its 35thAnnual Outstanding Business Leader (OBL) Awards Gala at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7th, 2015, at The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida. The gala is open to the public. Tickets are $375 per person. For high resolution photos, biographies, and individual press releases, please visit the: Outstanding Business Leader Online Newsroom.
The six honorees in the Class of 2015 are: Jim HallettCEO, KAR Auction ServicesCarmel, Indiana Steve M. Madincea (MI ’82)Founder & Group Managing Director, PRISMSurrey, England Rollie MassiminoHead Coach, Northwood University Men’s Basketball1985 NCAA Champion, Villanova UniversityTequesta, Florida Sonu RatraPresident, Akraya Inc.Sunnyvale, California John RotchePresident, TITLE Boxing ClubAnn Arbor, Michigan Melissa SpicklerManaging Director, Merrill Lynch – The Spickler GroupBloomfield Hills, MichiganNorthwood University annually recognizes a select group of men and women for their business achievements and for their support and exemplary leadership of the communities in which they live and work. These individuals serve as role models for Northwood University students as they share anecdotes relating to the obstacles and challenges they’ve encountered, as well as remedies relating to how they overcame them while on their personal road to business success.
In the 35 years since the program’s founding, more than 300 business leaders from more than 30 states and several countries, representing dozens of industries and fields of business expertise, have received the Outstanding Business Leader Award.