Welcome to the inaugural edition of Profiles of Excellence, a very special publication of The Now Newspaper.
The women and men profiled in these pages come from a wide variety of backgrounds, education, experience and expertise. What they all share is what Aristotle describes in the quote at left: a commitment to excellence - an attribute that is not born, but bred in training and repetition, in years of service to their profession and to their community.
The success these business leaders have achieved reflect their standards of excellence, but the most important mark of excellence is the respect and loyalty of their customers.
As you will discover in these pages, we live in communities steeped in excellence in a great many fields. We are very proud to present these Profiles of Excellence and look forward to many more editions in the years to come.
Gary Hollick - Publisher, The Now Newspaper