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OBJ Special Section OBJ Announcement Winners Press Release

Congratulations to the 2023 Florida ORBIE winners!




Leadership

Laurie Douglas

Global

Dwayne Allen

Large Enterprise

Carrie Busbee


Enterprise

Lisa Cochran

Corporate

Gary Flowers

Nonprofit/Public Sector

Ramin Kouzehkanani

Global Finalists

Dwayne
Allen

Pete
Carrara

Tano
Maenza

Gray
Nester

Bonnie
Smith

Large Enterprise Finalists

Carrie
Busbee

Rick
Coro

Sankha
Ghosh

Dan
Shirk

Enterprise Finalists

Lisa
Cochran

Melissa
Fulmore-Hardwick

Gowri
Muthumalai

Kay
Redlich

Corporate Finalists

Brian
Bobo

Gary
Flowers

Jeff
Lutes

Craig
Pichanick

Adam
Scheinberg

Nonprofit/Public Sector Finalists

Jim
Faulkner

Russell
Haupert

Yenni
Hernandez

Ramin
Kouzehkanani

Jose
Lopez

Leadership Award Recipient

Laurie Douglas, Publix Supermarkets

Laurie Douglas is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer at Publix Super Markets. She joined the grocery retailer in 2006 and is based in Lakeland, Florida. In her role, Laurie is responsible for leading Publix’s enterprise technology and omnichannel business. She sets the direction for creating technology solutions that enable convenient experiences, drive productivity, and ultimately increase shareholder value. Laurie establishes the strategy to continually advance Publix’s technology to optimize mission-critical areas of the business such as store and pharmacy operations, merchandising, supply chain, and omnichannel. She leads her team in offering simple and seamless customer experiences, online and in more than 1320 retail locations. She and her team also focus to simplify the work experience for associates with mobile tools. Since joining the Publix family, Laurie has been committed to building a highly effective and scalable technology team that has a passion for excellence and is committed to the company’s overall success.

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