Selection Process
In order to give our Top 50 CEOs the recognition they deserve, the selection process is deliberately labour-intensive. Not only is it designed to emphasize the worthiness of the award winners, but it also identifies this recognition program as one of the region's pre-eminent leadership awards.
Step 1:
It begins with a public Call for Nominations that is open to anyone who wants to recognize the efforts of a senior executive (either a CEO or equivalent title) who they think defines leadership excellence. Eligible nominees must lead a company or organization whose head office is in Atlantic Canada, or who is in charge of a provincial/regional head office that has significant decision-making and organizational autonomy.
Step 2:
Immediately following the close of nominations, each nominee is individually notified of their nomination and required to complete a detailed nominee information form in order to proceed to the next stage of the selection process. The completed forms are then distributed to a six-person judging panel comprised of Top 50 CEO Hall of Fame Inductees.
Step 3:
The Judges are charged with reviewing the completed nomination forms and assessing the nominees based on: their proven managerial abilities; reactions to challenging situations; leadership philosophies; corporate/organizational growth over a three-year period; commitment to industry and community development; and, voluntary activity. Each of the Judges independently prepares their own Top 50 list and the cumulative results are tallied by Atlantic Business Magazine. The Judges review the initial voting results and finalize the list of Top 50 award winners via conference call.
Step 4:
Top 50 CEOs are informed of their award-winning status and invited to attend Atlantic Business Magazine's Top 50 CEO awards gala in Halifax. The gala is the first public recognition of the Top 50 CEOs in any given year, followed by the publication of Atlantic Business Magazine's Top 50 CEO issue the following morning.
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