The Most Exceptional CEOs to Watch, 2026


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BNTV

Eric S. Hylick

Eric S. Hylick, MBA, is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of H2 Media Production Inc., the company behind Build Network TV, or BNTV, and President of the Orlando Urban Film Festival Foundation. His career reflects more than 26 years of experience across business strategy, enterprise technology, cloud architecture and leadership. Over the years, he has worked with organizations to modernize operations, solve complex business challenges and create measurable value. These experiences shaped his understanding of how people, technology, processes and strategy must work together to achieve lasting results.


Kids of Ukraine

Artem Mazur

Artem Mazur’s journey as a leader has been shaped by entrepreneurship, international business, law, and, most importantly, a strong sense of responsibility. His first experience as a CEO came through his own law firm, where he learned what it meant to build a team, launch projects, make decisions, and take responsibility for results. Later, he became CEO of an international IT company and managed businesses across different jurisdictions. These experiences prepared him for a very different kind of leadership when Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

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Boardroom Advisors

John Courtney

In a business environment defined by rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, and ever-higher expectations of leadership, SMEs and scale-ups need more than advice. They need experienced professionals who can help them make better decisions and deliver meaningful outcomes. CIO Global is proud to feature John Courtneyin this edition, recognizing their exceptional leadership and contributions. That belief sits at the heart of BoardroomAdvisors.co, founded and led by John Courtney. As Chief Executive, Courtney has built a business focused on making senior, practical, board-level expertise more accessible to ambitious organisations, without requiring them to take on the cost, risk, or permanence of a traditional full-time executive appointment.

UNICSKIN

Mónica Sada

Mónica Sada, Founder and CEO of UNICSKIN, has built her leadership journey around a problem she understands personally. Before becoming an entrepreneur, she spent 29 years living with different skin conditions, including acne, atopic dermatitis, sun sensitivity, psoriasis, and melanoma. These experiences shaped the way she looked at skincare. For her, the price of a product or the appearance of its packaging could never prove its value. What mattered was the formula, the ingredients, their concentration, and how they worked together.

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Mitochon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Robert Alonso

With more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Robert Alonso has built a career around turning scientific ideas into meaningful healthcare companies. His journey to becoming a CEO began at Hoffmann-La Roche in Switzerland, where he was recruited from business school to join the company’s international management program. His five years at Roche gave him valuable exposure to the pharmaceutical business and provided a strong foundation for the leadership responsibilities that would follow.


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