Alan Smith, CEO, QR Energy LP

Exploration & Production, Finalist After building two companies from 2003 to 2008, Alan L. Smith went to work for the private equity firm that originally backed him, Quantum Energy Partners. In 2009, after two years as a private equity investor, Smith was asked to take over Quantum Resources, a direct investment oil and gas fund […]

June Ressler, founder and CEO, Cenergy International Services LLC

Logistics & Industrial Services, Award Recipient As the CEO of Cenergy International Services LLC, a company she created in 1996, June Ressler leads with her head, closely followed by her heart. While her training as an attorney has enabled Ressler to manage complex contracts and contractor liability protection for Cenergy’s workplace solutions for some of […]

Lowering 401(k) fees while seeking value

New federal rules regulating 401(k) plans will ultimately have the effect of driving down fees — but, in many cases, at a cost.  One result of an increased emphasis on price will be a lack of attention to value. The result of this could be a commoditization of plans that makes them less expensive but […]