FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: African American Chamber of Commerce PA, NJ, DE
Name: Lucy Jimenez, Director of Marketing & Communications
Number: (215) 583-2344 ext. 725
Email: [email protected]
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Regina A. Hairston, President & CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ & DE as a 2024 Philadelphia Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Philadelphia’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that include demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.
Collectively, the 2024 Philadelphia Titan 100 and their companies employ nearly 140,000 individuals and generate over $14.6 billion in annual revenues. This year’s honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. They will be honored at the annual awards ceremony on September 19th, 2024, and will be given the opportunity to interact and connect multiple times throughout the year with their fellow Titans.
“The Titan 100 are changing the way that business is done in Philadelphia. These preeminent leaders have built a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field. We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their efforts to shape the future of the Philadelphia business community. Their achievements create a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their clients and employees across the nation.” says Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO.
Regina A. Hairston is President & CEO of the African-American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ & DE (AACC), the region’s premier Black business advocacy organization. She has made it her top priority to create a wealth-generating system for Black communities in the DE VAlley which includes New Jersey and Delaware. Amongst many accomplishments, Regina launched two signature programs – Coaching to Capital cohort and a Peership series, to address disparities in Philadelphia’s Black population compared to its share of business ownership. Most notably, Hairston, a former lobbyist, was instrumental in lobbying Philadelphia City Council to take to vote a reduction in the Business Income & Receipts Tax (or BIRT), a double taxation of gross receipts and net income that is among the highest of any major U.S. city. Regina’s recognitions include being named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2024 Power 100, Rolling Out Media’s 2024 Sisters with Superpower; a 2022 Woman of Distinction, and 2021 Most Influential People in Philadelphia.
“It is an honor to be named a Titan 100 CEO. As a Titan, a person of great strength and who stands steadfast on the principles of fairness and equitability for the Black business community, it is especially honorable to be named amongst peers,” Regina said. “Those who nominated and voted recognize the importance of our work at the African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ, & DE. This is truly a testament of commitment. Congratulations to all of the 2024 Titan 100 CEOs,” Regina said.
Regina A. Hairston will be honored at the Titan 100 awards on September 19th, 2024 at 2300 Arena The annual Titan 100 awards celebration on September 19th, 2024, will be held at 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia: The best-kept secret of event spaces, a 12,000 + square-foot multipurpose indoor arena tucked quietly under 95 hosting live-streamed WWE and UFC matches to 76’ers and Flyers fundraising events to private wedding receptions and galas. This unique cocktail-style awards event will gather 100 Titans of Industry and their guests for an evening unlike anything that exists in the Philadelphia business community.
“On behalf of the partners and associates at Wipfli we congratulate all the Titan100 winners. It’s an honor to recognize this diverse group of leaders in the Philadelphia community. We appreciate the lasting impact each leader has made, and continues to make, in building organizations of significance that in many cases have not only local but national and international reach. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as an industry Titan is richly deserved,” says W. Bradley Baturka, Mid-Atlantic Leader and Partner at Wipfli.
About the African American Chamber of Commerce: The AACC is the leading advocate for minority owned business in the Delaware Valley and Southeastern Pennsylvania. Its purpose is to enhance the growth and effectiveness of African American owned businesses in the Delaware Valley, and thereby, to improve the economic conditions within the regional African American community. Its primary goal is to further the interests of businesses by responding to the needs of the business community and serving as an advocate for the purpose of increasing economic opportunities for the African American community.
For Media inquiries, contact Lucy Jimenez at [email protected], (215) 583-2344 ext. 725.
