2017 Winners Announced for Italian Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

TORONTO, ON, April 11, 2017 – The Italian Chamber of Commerce Ontario (ICCO) announced the list of winners for the 15th Annual Business Excellence Awards (BEA). The official presentation will take place in grand style at Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

“From media to real estate to philanthropy, the 2017 BEA winners truly showcase the breadth of leadership and extraordinary talent within the various sectors of our Italian- Canadian community,” said Corrado Paina. Executive Director of ICCO.

The 2017 ICCO BEA award winners are as follows:

• ICCO Business Excellence – Lenny Lombardi, President & CEO, CHIN Radio
• PwC ICCO Next Generation – Mike Soragnese, Creative Director & Producer, Render Media Inc.
• RBC ICCO Businesswoman of the Year – Vivian Risi, Broker/President, Royal LePage Your Community Realty, Brokerage
• ICCO Italy-Canada – Nicola Capomasi, Vice President, Thor & Partners Inc.
• KPMG ICCO Community Building – Daniele Zanotti, President & CEO, United Way Toronto & York Region
• ICCO Arts, Science and Culture – Cristiano De Florentiis & Maurizio Magnifico, co –founders, Italian Contemporary Film Festival
• Scotiabank ICCO Environmental Leadership – Luigi Ferrara, Dean of the Centre for Arts, Design & Information Technology, George Brown College

2017 marks the 15th Annual ICCO BEA and will commemorate Canada’s Sesquicentennial with an interactive cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, spectacular awards ceremony and live entertainment. Guests can reserve tables and tickets by visiting www.italchambers.ca, via 416-789-6179 x210 or events@italchambers.ca .

More winners will be announced in the coming weeks. Guests can reserve tables and tickets by visiting www.italchambers.ca, via 416-789-6179 x210 or events@italchambers.ca.

ICCO Board of Directors
Tony Altomare, Alberta Cefis, Connie Clerici, Enrico De Pasquale, John Fabbro, Greg Farano, Corrado Paina, Giuseppe Pastorelli, Patrick Pelliccione, Marisa Piateli, Ron Sedran, Vittorio Turinetti

ICCO BEA 2017 Selection Committee
Luigi Derose, John Fabbro, Sandro Giannini, Corrado Paina, Pat Pelliccione, John Porco, Domenic Primucci, Pat Zane

Media Contact:
Tanya Phillipps | ICCO BEA 2017 Event Producer
647-927-9329 | marketing@italchambers.ca | Twitter & Insta: @italchambers