JAXUSA Partnership honored The Suddath Companies as International Company of the Year and Deutsche Bank leader Brian Fay as International Individual of the Year at its Nov. 30 meeting and luncheon.
Suddath is a Jacksonville-based and logistics firm with 30 U.S. locations and 13 international offices in eight countries, JAXUSA said in a news release.
It has been serving multinational companies with employee relocation, assignment management and destination services since 1991 under its subsidiary Lexicon Relocation.
Fay is Americas Head of Operations for the Frankfurt, Germany-based bank. He also is managing director of Deutsche Bank in Jacksonville.
JAXUSA Partnership is the economic development arm of JAX Chamber.
It honors a company and person for their significant international business contributions to Northeast Florida at its fourth and final luncheon of the year.
“International business opens up incredible opportunities for our region and everyone who lives here,” JAXUSA President Aundra Wallace said in the release. “Suddath and Brian Fay have played a major role in raising the global profile of our community and growing jobs in our region.”
The event was at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront.
Peter Menziuso, company group chairman for Johnson & Johnson Vision, was keynote speaker.