John Baumann, vice president and chief financial officer at the civil engineering firm DuBois & King, has been named Business Executive of the Year by the White River Valley Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes professional success and exemplary contributions to a business’ growth, vitality, financial health, success and sustainability.
Baumann, a graduate of Norwich University, has been instrumental in DuBois & King’s steady growth and success. In 2008, when Baumann and his partners assumed control of the company, the firm employed 64 people and operated three offices in two states. Today, the firm has more than 160 staff around nine offices in four states and has increased its annual revenue by more than 400% since 2008.
Baumann was elected vice chair of the board of directors in 2016. His financial strategies and ethical leadership have fiscally strengthened the firm and positioned the company for its growth and success, leading the chamber to select him for this year’s Business Executive of the Year honor.