Betsie Gambel Honored on CityBusiness' List of "Driving Forces"
New Orleans CityBusiness is celebrating 40 years of publishing award-winning, in-depth local business news. We are proud to provide the information and analysis you need to help you make money, save money and improve your business.
To mark the anniversary, we are honoring 40 business leaders who have made significant contributions to the economic development of the New Orleans area. The honorees have moved our community forward through their energy, innovative ideas, achievements and commitment to excellence.
The honorees and their company affiliations are:
Justin T. Augustine III, Transdev
Gayle Benson, New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans
Darryl Berger, The Berger Company
Walter E. Blessey Jr., Blessey Marine
Jerry Bologna, JEDCO
Jessica Brandt, Ray Brandt Auto Group
Joseph Canizaro, First Bank and Trust
Lawrence E. Chehardy, Chehardy Sherman Williams
Andrea Chen, Propeller
John L. “Jack” Donahue Jr., DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
Marc F. Eagan, Eagan Insurance Agency
Joseph Exnicios, Hancock Whitney Bank
Greg Feirn, LCMC Health
Arnie D. Fielkow, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
Ron Forman, Audubon Nature Institute
Norman Francis, Xavier University of Louisiana
Betsie Gambel, Gambel Communications
John Georges, Georges Enterprises
William Goldring, Sazerac Company
Philip Gunn, Postlethwaite & Netterville
Sr. Marjorie Hebert, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
Bill Hines, Jones Walker LLP
Pres Kabacoff, HRI Properties
Anne Teague Landis, Landis Construction
James Landis, Landis Construction
Merritt Lane III, Canal Barge Company
Donald Link, Link Restaurant Group
Ti Adelaide Martin, Commander’s Palace
Ted Mason, LaPorte CPAs
Alden J. McDonald Jr., Liberty Bank and Trust
Robert W. Merrick, Latter & Blum
Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, The National World War II Museum
Loulan J. Pitre, Kelly Hart & Pitre
Harry Rosenberg, Phelps Dunbar LLP
Donny Rouse, Rouses Markets
Paige Sensenbrenner, Adams and Reese LLP
José Suquet, Pan-American Life Insurance Group
Warner Thomas, Ochsner Health System
Sidney Torres IV, IV Capital
Guy T. Williams, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company
A special event to celebrate Driving Forces and Reader Rankings will be held at 5 p.m. June 8 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Register here.
The Driving Forces honorees will be profiled in a special issue on July 31 that celebrates the 40th anniversary of New Orleans CityBusiness. For event information, contact mmiller@nopg.com or call 293-9201.