The Philadelphia Business Journal has named the NKBA Global President and CEO to its prestigious 2024 list of admired regional leaders.
By Dianne M. Pogoda
NKBA proudly announces that Global President and CEO Bill Darcy has been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2024 list of “Most Admired CEOs.”
The Journal annually recognizes leading executives in the Greater Philadelphia region who have had a positive impact on their businesses, industries, and the community.
Darcy was instrumental in guiding the NKBA through the COVID-19 pandemic, modernizing and restructuring the association to facilitate remote work, and orchestrating its move to Bethlehem, PA, in 2022, making a positive economic impact on the community. After the pandemic, he led a successful relaunch of an in-person KBIS, the largest and most comprehensive North American trade show devoted to kitchen and bath design and remodeling. He has nurtured the association with a commitment to core values and made the industry stronger by providing groundbreaking research, opportunities for professional development, and more.
“We strive to create a workplace focused on teamwork, professionalism, and excellence in everything we do for the benefit of our membership and the betterment of the industry,” Darcy said. “We realize it takes the effort of all our colleagues to create such an environment. I am so proud to lead this remarkable organization and of all that our team accomplishes on a daily basis. I’m truly humbled by this prestigious honor.”
This year’s honorees come from an array of industries, including technology, health care, nonprofits, banking, marketing, museums, the legal sector, and more, spanning a broad geographic footprint across the region. To determine this year’s honorees, PBJ sought nominations from the public, and its editorial board narrowed the list to this year’s 25 honorees.
To be eligible, individuals must reside in and work for companies in Greater Philadelphia, be the top executive at their firm — including holding the role of chief executive, president, executive director or similar titles — and not have been recognized by the program in the past five years.
The honorees were feted at a black-tie gala on Dec. 12 at Vie by Cescaphe in Philadelphia.
Congratulations, Bill!
