DRI International Announces Winners of the 2025 Awards of Excellence

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DRI International is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 DRI Awards of Excellence for their achievements in the business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management fields.

“This year’s winners and finalists represent the best the resilience community has to offer. It’s a great honor to spotlight their achievements,” said Al Berman, DRI Treasurer and DRI Foundation President.

The Awards of Excellence were presented during the DRI2025 Awards Gala on Feb. 4 in Las Vegas, NV, at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

Consultant of the Year

• Javed Abbasi, MBCP – GISBA
• Quinn Einck, CBCP – BDO
• Lisa Jones, MBCP – Control Risks – WINNER

Newcomer of the Year

• Raynooka Kabir – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Thekra Otayf – Mobily
• Kamran Sakhitab – Teleion – WINNER

Program Leader of the Year – Nonprofit

• Janice Campbell – Tri-State Canine Response Team
• Johnathan Offringa, CBCP – Cook Children’s Health Care System – WINNER
• Eric Skinkle, CHPCP – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Program Leader of the Year – Private Sector

• Abdullah Aldhamin, CCRP – Saudi Aramco – WINNER
• Andy Lapierre, CBCP – Frost Bank
• Monica Sekhri – The Coca Cola Company

Response and Recovery of the Year

• e& Group
• HCLTech
• Gleneagles Hospitals, Chenai, IHH Healthcare Berhad – WINNER

Team of the Year

• CBRE
• Honeywell – WINNER
• The Coca Cola Company

Product/Service Provider of the Year

• BDO
• CLDigital
• Continuity Innovations – WINNER
• Fusion Risk Management
• Infinite Blue by Everbridge
• Sai360
• Veoci

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Abdulrahman Alonaizan, CBCP, CCRP, CBCLA, CRMP
• David Halford – WINNER
• Idamie Vincent

The Abu Dhabi Crisis Management Center (ADCMC) also received the DRI accreditation of “Resilient Enterprise” in recognition of the organization’s extraordinary commitment to preparedness and resiliency at the same ceremony. The ADCMC team accepting this award was led by H.E. Dr. Abdulla Rashid Hamarain Al Dhaheri, Executive Director of Response and Recovery Sector.

About DRI International:

Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International is the oldest and largest nonprofit that helps organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters by providing education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience and related fields. Founded in 1988, DRI has certified 20,000+ resilience professionals in 110+ countries and at 95 percent of Fortune 100 companies.

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