2026 Carolina ORBIE Awards Winners

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September 10, 2026 • 8:15 AM

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Congratulations to the 2026 Carolina ORBIE Awards winners!

Leadership

Bill
Pappas

MetLife

Super Global

Keri
Henderson

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Global

Vamsi
Tirnati

Armstrong Transport Group

Large Enterprise

Richard
Donaldson

Duke Energy

Enterprise

Gaurav
Sharda

Beacon Mobility

Large Corporate

Markus
Hill

Rodgers Builders, Inc.

Corporate

Ronnie
Bryant

Hornets Sports & Entertainment

Nonprofit/Public Sector

Shelley
Chandler

North Carolina Rate Bureau

Leadership
Award Recipient

Bill
Pappas

Super Global
Finalists

Kunal
Das

Keri
Henderson

Rama
Kandala

Ken
Meyer

Prashant
Nema

Global
Finalists

Colin
Boatwright

Sean
Gallagher

Jeff
Gill

Rachel
Hayden

Mike
Montello

Vamsi
Tirnati

Large Enterprise
Finalists

Richard
Donaldson

Steve
Hagerman

Eban
Scanlan

Robert
Taylor

Enterprise
Finalists

John
Armbrecht

Gaurav
Sharda

Christopher
Smith

Richard
Spencer

Jessica
Waters

Large Corporate
Finalists

Priya
Almelkar

Jon
Brady

Markus
Hill

Eric
Hodgins

Ben
Schwering

Corporate
Finalists

John
Brittain

Ronnie
Bryant

Albert
Manoim

John
Rouda

Nate
Thompson

Nonprofit/Public Sector
Finalists

Andy
Basinger

Dave
Brown

Shelley
Chandler

Jonathan
Feldman

Lonnie
Snyder

Media Partner

CharlotteCIO Underwriters

TriangleCIO Underwriters

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Bronze Partners

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