Submitted by: Anthony’s Resaurants
Anthony’s Restaurants is proud to announce that Founder and President, Budd Gould, has been awarded the 2017 Executive Excellence Award in the CEO of the Year category from Seattle Business Magazine. The award ceremony and Gala took place yesterday evening at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle.
The Executive Excellence Awards program is the Pacific Northwest’s premier c-suite leadership event. It recognizes select Washington state senior executives who have demonstrated extraordinary, consistent leadership in guiding their companies or not-for-profit organizations to success. Budd’s dedication to the strategic growth of Anthony’s over the past 40 years and maintaining the health of the company are just a few of the core values that he has instilled into the company and just one of the many reasons why Budd was chosen as a recipient of this award.
“It is such an honor to receive this Executive Excellence Award and to be among so many esteemed members of the community,” says Budd. “Building this company has been such an immeasurable joy and I could not have done any of it without the hard work and support of my team. On behalf of our entire team at Anthony’s, we are truly grateful for this recognition.”
Budd has been an active leader in the Pacific Northwest restaurant and seafood industry for more than 40 years. A native Seattleite, Budd is a graduate of Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington. After earning his MBA from Harvard University, he returned to Seattle and founded Mad Anthony’s Inc. in 1972. Since the opening of the first HomePort restaurant on the Kirkland waterfront in 1976, Budd has opened 28 more Anthony’s restaurants all across Washington State, with one in Oregon and most recently in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho.
Some of the past recognition Budd has received includes the National Restaurant Association and Washington Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Neighbor Award, the Oregon Restaurant Association’s Good Neighbor Award, The Junior Achievement Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame, South Seattle Community College Foundation’s Benefactor of the Year and the University of Washington Business School Alumni Leadership Award.
Seattle Business magazine delivers insight into the key people, enterprises and trends that drive business in the Pacific Northwest. In their fifth running year of the Executive Excellence awards, they seek out examples of the most outstanding executives, the most inspiring leaders and the most thoughtful mentors.
Anthony’s Restaurants owns and operates a family of privately held restaurants in locations throughout the Pacific Northwest. From classic ‘to-go’ eateries to casual dining and relaxed dinner houses, Anthony’s core commitment to fresh Northwest seafood and meat, complemented by local produce, Northwest wines and microbrews, is the foundation for each restaurant. To ensure Anthony’s commitment to purchasing only the highest quality fresh seafood, Anthony’s opened its own seafood company in 1985, located at Pier 91, Seattle. Anthony’s is proud of its continuing commitment to quality and value, which has made it the place for fresh Northwest seafood throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn more at http://www.anthonys.com