Two of Aptella’s senior leaders have been recognised with prestigious awards at Topcon Positioning Systems’ recent Tech Xperience event held in San Ramon, California.
Martin Nix, Aptella’s CEO, was awarded the Jamie Williamson Memorial Award, and Harry Katsanevas, Aptella’s founder, was recognised with the Spirit of Excellence Award.
The Topcon Spirit of Excellence Award recognises construction industry pioneers who have made significant contributions and helped to shape it into what it is today.
“When you truly understand what the customer needs and what technology is capable of and you connect them together as Harry does, magic happens,” said Ray O’Connor, Topcon Positioning Systems Chairman.
“He’ll go to the end of the Earth to figure out how to solve a problem for a customer and his ideas and determination have helped make me a better engineer and product developer,” added Richard Jackson, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Topcon.
“I have worked with and learned from some amazing mentors in my career, and I am humbled to accept this award,” Katsanevas said. “I’m fortunate enough to know several former winners and to count myself amongst them is a great honour.”
The Jamie Williamson Memorial Award, named after Topcon’s former Vice President Jamie Williamson, who passed away in 2022, has been awarded to Martin Nix in acknowledgement of his encouraging and inclusive leadership style, as well as his advocacy for ethical business practices including Aptella’s support of The Smith Family.
“Martin has empathy, and like Jamie, knows that business success matters, but people matter more,” said Murray Lodge, Topcon Positioning Systems Executive Vice President.
“I’ve witnessed first-hand Martin’s ability to support many individuals to develop and accomplish things that they probably didn’t think they were capable of,” said Ian Petherbridge, Aptella Chairman.
“I am surprised and touched to have received this award,” Nix said. “I was lucky enough to learn from Jamie’s attributes over many years and am thankful that the Aptella and Topcon teams, along with my family, gave me their full support.”
