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PROF I LES of E XC E L L E NC E INTRODUCTION “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” - Aristotle 22 W elcome to the inaugural - an attribute that is not born, but bred in edition of Profiles training and repetition, in years of service of Excellence, a very to their profession and to their community. special publication of The Now Newspaper. The success these business leaders have With this edition of Profiles of Excellence achieved reflect their standards of excellence, you can scan each photograph and bring it but the most important mark of excellence to life with augmented reality, each image in is the respect and loyalty of their customers. this magazine has been enabled with Layar. Just hover your iPhone, iPad or Android As you will discover in these pages, we live smartphone or tablet over each image to in communities steeped in excellence in bring it to life with a video. a great many fields. We are very proud to present these Profiles of Excellence and look The women and men profiled in these pages forward to many more editions in the years come from a wide variety of backgrounds, to come. education, experience and expertise. What they all share is what Aristotle describes in Gary Hollick the quote at left: a commitment to excellence Publisher, The Now Newspaper Download the free Layar App & scan the left hand photo pages in this magazine to discover interactive content.