Pathward CEO Brett Pharr Honored as Silver Stevie® Award Winner in 2025 American Business Awards®
Since becoming CEO in 2021, Pharr has led Pathward through a number of milestones, including its rebrand to Pathward. Leveraging nearly 40 years of risk management experience, Pharr has helped Pathward deliver solutions that increase financial availability, choice and opportunity for individuals and businesses, while adapting to a rapidly changing regulatory environment.
Pharr's leadership has been crucial to a few specific initiatives, including inking partnerships aligned with Pathward's mission, a new product launch and business unit rebrand in our Partner Solutions business line, fostering a collaborative hybrid remote work environment with high employee satisfaction, and affirming Pathward's commitment to excellence in sustainability.
'I'm honored to be recognized with a Silver Stevie from the American Business Awards and for the opportunity to lead Pathward through its evolution as a next-generation bank focused on delivering ways for everyone to access the financial services network,' said Pharr. 'It's the work our employees do day in and day out that is making a difference.'
View Pharr's award and other Management Award winners on StevieAwards.com.
'Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation,' said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. 'The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work. We congratulate all of the winners in the 2025 ABAs and look forward to celebrating their achievements during our June 10 gala event in New York.'
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2025 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.
About Pathward ®
Pathward ®, N.A., a national bank, is a subsidiary of Pathward Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASH). Pathward is a U.S.-based financial empowerment company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion. Pathward strives to increase financial availability, choice and opportunity across our Banking as a Service and Commercial Finance business lines. The strategic business lines provide support to individuals and businesses. Learn more at Pathward.com.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
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