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Top CEO of the Year Redefining Innovation and Growth

Top CEO of the Year Redefining Innovation and Growth

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Top CEO of the Year Redefining Innovation and Growth

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  1. 2025 E E EMPOWERING NTREPRENEURIAL XCELLENCE TOP CEO OF THE YEAR: REDEFINING Innovation and Growth CEO Coretek Simplifying IT, Strengthening Businesses

  2. Top CEO of the Year: Redefining Innovation and Growth n this edition of “Top CEO of the Year: Redefining Innovation and Growth,” CIO Times brings you Top I CEOs who stand out not simply for performance metrics, but for a bold, visionary approach that reshapes what growth truly means. Faced with volatile markets, shifting consumer expectations, and the urgent demand for sustainable business practices, these CEOs led with adaptability and insight. Their signature move? Reimagining innovation not as a department, but as a company-wide mindset. Under their leadership, cross-functional teams broke silos to collaborate on new technologies, product lines, and customer experiences, yielding breakthrough results and measurable impact. Rather than chasing short-term gains, these CEOs are championing purpose-driven expansion. Strategic investments in digital transformation, talent development, and ESG initiatives have paid dividends not only financially but socially. Growth has become multidimensional—an alignment of profitability, impact, and culture. These CEO's hallmark style blends data-driven decision- making with human-centered leadership. Their ability to balance risk with foresight has steered the company through macroeconomic uncertainty, emerging stronger and more resilient. What makes their story compelling isn't just what they've built, but how. By embedding innovation into the DNA of the organization and redefining the metrics of success, they've created a blueprint for others to follow. It's not about chasing the future it's about shaping it. On the Covers, we have Ron Lisch. Also featured are Axel Kloth, Jessica Hutton, Luke Peereboom, and Nora Osman.

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  4. COVER STORY 10 Ron Lisch

  5. Axel Kloth 20 Jessica Hutton 26 Luke Peereboom 32 Nora Osman 38

  6. C O V E R S T O R Y Simplifying IT, Strengthening Businesses CEO Coretek 10 I JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM

  7. on Lisch, CEO and Owner of His company specializes in delivering Transforming Enterprise IT Coretek Inc., is on a mission secure, scalable, and efficient cloud R to redefine how businesses solutions, ensuring that enterprises can Ron's professional journey has been harness the power of cloud technology. focus on their core objectives without rooted in a lifelong passion for With a deep understanding of IT being bogged down by technological technology, strategy, and building services and a commitment to hurdles. Under his leadership, Coretek high-performing teams. He started his innovation, Ron has positioned has become a nationally recognized career in finance but quickly moved to Coretek as a trusted strategic partner, Microsoft Azure Expert MSP, setting sales, which gave him a deep helping organizations navigate the new standards in cloud security and appreciation for the challenges that complexities of digital transformation. operational stability. businesses face and the solutions 12 I JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM

  8. needed to overcome those fostering innovation. Coretek's North greatest asset, to deliver exceptional complexities. What he wanted to Star is enabling every client to achieve outcomes for its clients. achieve when he started Coretek was to more with technology, securely and build a culture that attracts and retains efficiently. To do that, Ron prioritizes Finance-Driven Leadership awesome IT talent, people who want to partnerships with industry leaders like Approach to Innovation and Growth work with other exceptional people to Microsoft and invests in cutting-edge achieve exceptional results for clients. Ron's financial expertise has shaped capabilities such as AI, modern Coretek into a data-driven powerhouse, workplace enablement, and a great As CEO, Ron's focus is twofold: ensuring that every decision is backed culture. He also focuses heavily on driving sustainable growth and by measurable insights. In today's empowering the people, Coretek's JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM I 13

  9. remote-first world, he believes that what gets measured gets - Security & Compliance – With multilayered security, done, reinforcing a culture of accountability and precision. threat intelligence, and compliance controls, Coretek His finance background enables him to make strategic ensures businesses can identify threats, manage configurations, and streamline processes while cutting investments that fuel innovation while delivering tangible costs. returns, ensuring Coretek remains at the forefront of IT services. - Hybrid & Full Cloud Models – Whether businesses need a hybrid or full cloud setup, Coretek provides scalable, Balancing strategy with day-to-day operations requires a high-performance solutions tailored to diverse industry strong leadership team and clear delegation. Lisch collaborates closely with his executive team to align demands. business objectives with Coretek's broader vision. While he stays attuned to operational dynamics, his primary focus is As a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider on long-term strategy, talent development, and market (MSP), Coretek has achieved the highest recognition from adaptability, ensuring Coretek continues to evolve and Microsoft for excellence in cloud service delivery and thrive in an ever-changing industry landscape. security. What sets it apart is its ability to marry technical depth with business impact. Enabling Secure, Scalable, and Intelligent IT Solutions “Our clients choose Coretek because we lead with a Coretek is a leading AI, cloud, and security services consultative mindset, offer white-glove managed services, provider headquartered in Michigan with a global footprint. and bring security-first thinking to every engagement. Our It specializes in helping organizations adopt and optimize customer satisfaction and retention rates reflect the trust Microsoft technologies, with a deep focus on Azure, we've earned,” says Ron. security architecture, application modernization, and the end-user experience. Evolving with Market Shift Coretek stands out in the cloud services space with its Coretek has seamlessly evolved alongside the shifting Smart Cloud approach, designed to provide businesses with demands of IT infrastructure, ensuring businesses can a modern, cloud-native infrastructure that seamlessly transition from legacy systems to secure, scalable, and AI- handles workloads, data, and applications. Here are some of ready cloud environments. As the industry embraces hybrid its unique offerings: cloud, zero trust architecture, and AI-driven service models, Coretek has proactively expanded its AI engineering and - AI Transformation - Coretek's “AI QuickStart” works to cybersecurity capabilities, reinforcing its position as a help organizations understand what is possible when it trusted technology partner. comes to AI. From there our AI Consultants work to create customized AI solutions that achieve tangible and From migrating healthcare systems to Azure and enabling quantitative business outcomes. secure remote work to building AI-ready data platforms, Coretek prioritizes agility, speed-to-value, and security in - Smart Workspace Solutions – Coretek enables every engagement. While its frameworks are battle-tested, businesses to optimize end-user experiences with best-in- the company remains committed to tailoring solutions to class modern work technologies, ensuring efficiency and each client's unique environment and business goals, security. ensuring long-term success in an ever-evolving digital landscape. - Cloud Adoption & Migration – As a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP, Coretek specializes in secure cloud migration, A Culture Built on Connections and Communication helping organizations transition smoothly while maintaining compliance and operational stability. Beyond technology, Ron is driven by a vision of creating a workplace culture that attracts and retains top talent. His - Infrastructure as Code & Automation – Coretek leadership philosophy extends beyond business growth he leverages automation and infrastructure modernization to actively fosters a community-oriented approach, supporting enhance resiliency, stability, and high availability for both initiatives that empower employees and contribute to social internal and customer-facing applications. causes. 14 I JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM

  10. At Coretek, communication is the Driving Success Beyond value realization. Metrics such as Net cornerstone of a strong company Implementation Promoter Score (NPS), renewal rates, culture. While environment, tools, and business impact guide their benefits, and compensation all play a At Coretek, customer success isn't just strategy, reinforcing Coretek's role, fostering a sense of connection in about delivering solutions it's about commitment to measurable success. a remote-first business requires ensuring long-term impact. Every Clients often describe Coretek as an intentional effort. Coretek prioritizes engagement begins with a deep extension of their own team a bringing teams together whether in discovery process, where the team testament to the company's dedication person or virtually through company works closely with clients to define to partnership and innovation. meetings, recognition events, team- success and align technical delivery, building activities, and weekly project management, and support Safeguarding Businesses in a Digital company-wide calls. services accordingly. Transparency and Age excellence are at the core of this By consistently sharing its Mission, approach, ensuring that businesses For Ron, cybersecurity isn't just a Vision, and Values, alongside financial receive tailored, outcome-driven feature at Coretek it's a fundamental results, strategic wins, and solutions. pillar of every solution. With a strong partnerships, Coretek ensures that presence in government and defense employees remain engaged, aligned, Beyond implementation, Coretek sectors, the company prioritizes high- and invested in the company's success. operates with a continuous security architectures tailored to This transparency and collaboration improvement mindset. The Customer evolving cyber threats. Coretek has create a workplace where individuals Success and Managed Services teams embedded security-first principles feel valued, motivated, and connected, across its managed services, modern remain engaged well after project even in a distributed environment. completion, focusing on long-term work solutions, and cloud JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM I 15

  11. transformation offerings, ensuring powered innovation, ensuring that The Future of IT: AI, Security, and businesses remain protected in an clients not only adopt AI but thrive Sustainable Innovation increasingly complex digital landscape. with it. The company's expansion strategy revolves around deep The IT services landscape is At the heart of this strategy is partnerships, strategic investments, and undergoing a profound transformation, CoreDefend, a 24/7 managed security cutting-edge cloud solutions that help driven by AI at scale, cybersecurity platform that delivers real-time threat businesses modernize their integration, platform consolidation, detection, identity protection, infrastructure while staying ahead of and cloud modernization. Enterprises governance, and compliance industry shifts. are shifting from AI experimentation to frameworks. But Coretek's full-scale adoption, requiring robust commitment goes beyond technology it Recognizing that AI adaptation is a infrastructure and data readiness to actively educates clients on security benchmark for success, Coretek is unlock its potential. Security is no longer an add-on it's embedded into best practices, helping them build committed to guiding clients through their AI journey from cloud migration every layer of IT, from network and roadmaps aligned with Zero Trust, and security enhancements to identity management to cloud and data NIST, and CMMC frameworks. In today's world, cybersecurity isn't application modernization and protection. optional it's the foundation of infrastructure optimization. With resilience and success. Microsoft as a key partner, Coretek is Coretek is at the forefront of this positioned to deliver scalable, secure, evolution, embedding AI-driven Expanding to Lead AI-Driven IT and future-ready solutions, ensuring automation, security tooling, and Services businesses can harness AI's full intelligent cloud management into its potential with confidence. offerings. The company is committed Coretek is doubling down on AI- to helping clients harness AI safely and 16 I JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM

  12. effectively, whether through proofs of concept, data “Personally, I aim to grow as a servant leader. I want to transformation, or AI-managed services. As organizations create a workplace culture in which our employees feel consolidate platforms for efficiency and embrace valued, supported, and cared for professionally and personally. Great talents love to work with great talent and sustainable IT strategies, Coretek ensures that innovation they also like to develop great talent. With great talented remains accessible, secure, and built to drive real business employees, there is nothing that cannot be achieved,” says outcomes. Ron. Coretek's Vision: Pioneering AI, Security, and a People- As we conclude the interaction, Ron quotes Zig Ziglar for First Culture words that underscore his life, work, and efforts “You can Over the next five years, Coretek is set to expand beyond have everything in life you want if you will just help cloud services, solidifying its position as a leading AI and enough other people get what they want.” security partner. The company will deepen industry specialization, scale its global delivery model, and enhance Lessons from the Journey intellectual property, particularly in automation and secure cloud operations. This strategic evolution ensures Coretek One of the most important lessons from his journey, shares remains at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and Ron, is that clarity of purpose builds resilience. Markets enterprise solutions. shift, and technologies change, but if your people understand the “why,” they'll adapt and succeed. He has For Ron, leadership is about more than business growth it's also learned that transparency and humility go a long way about cultivating a workplace where employees feel valued, in leadership, supported, and empowered. He believes that great talent especially when navigating uncertainty. thrives in an environment that fosters collaboration and development, and by nurturing a strong, people-first culture, “I've made it a point to stay curious, surround myself with Coretek will continue to attract, develop, and retain top-tier people smarter than me, and create an environment where professionals. With a team of exceptional innovators, there's it's safe to challenge ideas. Leadership isn't about having all no limit to what Coretek can achieve in the years ahead. the answers we are very open to new ideas and innovation, it's about a culture where innovation is celebrated.” JULY 2025 I WWW.THECIOTIMES.COM I 17

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