Winners to be announced mid-September

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association of Corporate Directors® (NACD®), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 24,000 board members, today announced the finalists for the 2026 NACD Directorship 100™ B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award and Directors of the Year Awards.

The NACD Directorship 100 is an annual recognition of leading corporate directors and governance leaders who make a profound difference in boardroom practices and performance. This year’s finalists represent excellence across four categories: 

• B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award
• Public Company Director of the Year
• Private Company Director of the Year
• Nonprofit Director of the Year

NACD congratulates the following finalists.

B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award

• Richard K. Davis: Dow Inc., Mastercard Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, Mayo Clinic
• Ted Philip: United Airlines Holdings, BRP Inc., Strata Critical Medical Inc.
• John W. Thompson: Rubrik, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Wetlands America Trust
• James Turley: Citigroup, Emerson Electric Co., Citibank, Northrop Grumman, Precigen, Forest Park Forever, Scouting America

Public Company Director of the Year

• Rodney C. Adkins: Avnet, UPS, W.W. Grainger, Georgia Tech, Rollins College, Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Board, Overtown Youth Center, Community-Police Relations Foundation
• Glenda Dorchak: Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., GlobalFoundries Inc., Cerebras Systems Inc.
• Guy Gecht: Logitech International S.A., SolarEdge Technologies Inc.
• Mark Hawkins: Toast Inc., Cloudflare Inc., Workday Inc.
• Ellen Zane: Boston Scientific Corporation, Fiduciary Trust Company Boston, Haemonetics Corporation, Synchrony Financial, AgNovos Healthcare LLC, Savista, Perspectum, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, George Washington University, Hebrew SeniorLife

Private Company Director of the Year

• James “Jim” Lee: TXSE Group Inc., Texas Stock Exchange, Houston Symphony Endowment
• Frank Martire: Computer Services Inc. (CSI), Bridgepoint Partners, Sacred Heart University
• Yvonne Wassenaar: Alation, Infoblox, Finout, JFrog Ltd., Rubrik Inc., Arista Networks Inc.
• Vice Admiral Jim Zortman, USN (Ret.): USAA, USAA Federal Savings Bank, United Through Reading, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc.

Nonprofit Director of the Year

• John Driver, NACD.DC®: City First Bank, 50/50 Women on Boards, NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter
• Julie Greiner: Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Girls Inc., Miami Dade College Foundation
• George Vradenburg: UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation, World Dementia Council

“These finalists represent the highest standards of board leadership and demonstrate the meaningful impact that directors can have on their organizations, stakeholders and communities,” said Julie Pitts, vice president and executive sponsor, NACD. “We are proud to recognize this exceptional group of leaders and look forward to celebrating their achievements and announcing the 2026 award winners in September.”

The full list of 2026 NACD Directorship 100 honorees will be announced in mid-September. The award recipients will be recognized at the NACD Directorship 100 Awards Gala on December 7, 2026, in New York.

Board and organizational affiliations listed for each finalist are representative and are not intended to be comprehensive. Finalists may serve on additional corporate, nonprofit and advisory boards.

About NACD

The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) is the premier membership organization for corporate boards committed to a higher standard of oversight. Since 1977, NACD has helped directors gain the knowledge, judgment, and peer perspective to guide their companies through complexity.

With more than 24,000 members across every sector of business, NACD brings together independent research, peer networks, professional development programs such as the NACD Directors Summit® and NACD Directorship Certification®, and a nationwide chapter network. When the issues are complex and the stakes are high, boards turn to NACD. Learn more at www.nacdonline.org.

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