Ben Salzmann Selected for Sheboygan County “Economic Driver of the Year” Award
November 16, 2011 by Kohler Villager Editor
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Sheboygan, WI - At its 2011 Annual Meeting, the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) presented its second annual “Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year” Award to Ben Salzmann, President and CEO of ACUITY, located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. (Salzmann is a Kohler resident). Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch was on hand to help the SCEDC recognize and congratulate Mr. Salzmann, and convey the award.
Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch presents “Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year” Award to Ben Salzmann.
The “Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year” Award signifies ACUITY’s commitment to the area business community and also to establishing the company as an exemplary employer of choice. In presenting the award to Ben Salzmann, the SCEDC indicated that Mr. Salzmann has led ACUITY’s transition into one of the nation’s best mid-sized employers.
According to Gary Dulmes, SCEDC Board Chairman, “ACUITY has a significant presence in the City of Sheboygan, and is a major employer in the county’s business community. Ben Salzmann is a respected business leader and a driver of economic development and talent attraction and retention. We enthusiastically selected Mr. Salzmann for this award and extend our sincere congratulations for his and ACUITY’s many contributions to Sheboygan County. ACUITY is truly a world-class company.”
Under Mr. Salzmann’s leadership, ACUITY has maintained a performance of strong growth and profitability. The insurer has been named to the Ward’s 50 list of best-run companies for 12 consecutive years. Additionally, ACUITY has achieved national recognition for its employee-friendly work environment. Recently, the Great Place to Work Institute named ACUITY the Best Mid-Sized Company to Work For in the nation for the second consecutive year. ACUITY is also ranked as a top employer for workers over 50 by the AARP and for new college graduates by collegegrad.com.
Before being named CEO, Mr. Salzmann was ACUITY’s Chief Information Officer. ACUITY has established its position as a technology leader. The company has received more national technology awards than any other insurer from the independent technology standards organization ACORD, and ACUITY has consistently been named a top technology innovator in the InformationWeek 500.
Today, ACUITY has over $2 billion in assets, employs 650 individuals in Sheboygan County, and is the 71st largest property casualty insurance company in the United States. ACUITY sells insurance in 20 states through over 1,000 independent insurance agents.
ACUITY is in a league of its own when it comes to workforce quality and service. It is for these collective reasons, that the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation selected Ben Salzmann of ACUITY for the 2011 “Sheboygan County Economic Driver of the Year” Award.
