CEOs from advertising agencies make up three of the five finalists in The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards. The same CEOs, Pete Bosilovski, CEO, Leo Burnett Sydney, Jason Dooris, CEO, Atomic 212° Group and Jaimes Leggett, Group CEO Australasia, M&C Saatchi Group, make up three of the eight finalists in CEO of the Year.

That gives each of them two chances to win Australia’s most prestigious business awards event. The Executive of the Year Awards applaud the exceptional contribution made by the CEOs, managing directors, and senior management who drive Australia’s greatest organisations.

Pete Bosilkovski

Bosilkovski commented, “I am honoured to have been named a dual finalist at The CEO Magazine’s highly coveted Executive of the Year Awards. Over the past year in my role as CEO, I have focused on transforming our business from an advertising agency to a creative solutions company, with innovation at its core.”

“I strongly believe in the power and value of our innovation-centric evolution strategy and I am exceptionally proud of our entire team for all that we have achieved as a business.”

The fifth CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards presentation is to be held on November 24 at Four Points by Sheraton, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

Barry O’Brien, chairman and chief commercial officer of Atomic 212° Group is one of four finalists in Chairperson of the Year.

The finalists for Media Executive of the Year are:

• Pete Bosilovski, CEO, Leo Burnett Sydney
• Jaimes Leggett, Group CEO Australasia, M&C Saatchi Group
• Jason Dooris, CEO, Atomic 212° Group
• Karen Stocks, managing director, Twitter Australia
• Rob Atkinson, CEO, Adshel

The finalists for CEO of the Year are:

• Pete Bosilovski, CEO, Leo Burnett Sydney
• Adrian Di Marco, CEO and founder, TechnologyOne
• Christine Holgate, CEO, Blackmores
• Jaimes Leggett, Group CEO Australasia, M&C Saatchi Group
• Jason Dooris, CEO, Atomic 212° Group
• Nigel Garrard, managing director and CEO, Orora Limited
• Rob Atkinson, CEO, Adshel
• Stephen Cornelissen, Group CEO, Mercy Health