LOS ANGELES – One hundred executives within the adult online space occupy the list of XBIZ Exec Awards nominees for 2017. The awards recognize leadership ability, business acumen, positive community influence and overall career success.

The nominees are:

Business Development Executive of the Year
Chris Youngs, Paxum
Holly Ruprecht, Hustler
James Robinson, Mr. Skin
John Mauser, Too Much Media
Julie Larson, JuicyAds
Karll Cloutier, Traffic Junky
Kristi Greer, SegPay
Matthew Mund, Mobius Payments
Steve Hamilton, Cams.com
Yannick Ferreri, BitterStrawberry

Marketing Executive of the Year
Adam Scheuer, MetArt
Courtney Rudolph, FriendFinder Networks
Deborah Xavier, Vendo Services
Denise Kraft, Naughty PR
Giles Hirst, ExoClick
Jo Merlone, KiwiSourcing
Kelly Shibari, The PRSM Group
Kimi Evans, Flirt4Free
Ross Allan, TrafficForce/Pimproll
Vadim G, Clickadu

Progressive Leadership Award
Adam Grayson, Evil Angel
Angie Rowntree, Wasteland
Anna Lee, HoloFilm/Utherverse
Dee Severe, Severe Society
Greg Lansky, Blacked/Vixen
Lernmond Khodaverdy, Twistbox
Mark Bauman, Traffic Haus
Sam Rakowski, Mr. Skin
Sean Christian, Revolution Force
Shay Efron, ImLive

Tech Leadership Award
AJ Hall, Elevated-X
Andy Alvaraz, Webmaster Central
Ela Darling, CAM4VR
Fabian Grey, AliceX
Jean-Claude Artonne, Terpon
John Albright, Too Much Media
Juicy Jay, JuicyAds
Lauren MacEwen, 7 Veils
Michael Donohue, RubyVR
Stan D’aman, ModelCentro

Community Figure of the Year
Alex Lecomte, JuicyAds
Andy Wullmer, Sex Goes Mobile
Brad Mitchell, MojoHost
Colin Rowntree, Wasteland
Douglas Richter, SuperMen/ImLive
Jeff Dillon, GameLink
Jimmy “Wizzo” Foreman, JuicyAds
Kathi Stout, CCBill
Morgan Sommer, Cybersocket
Rhonda Kratz, Penthouse

Brand Ambassador of the Year
Alexandra Praisler, AW Summit
Andy Davis, Epoch
Gunner Taylor, Cam4
Jeff Wilson, Flirt4Free
Karen Campbell, OrbitalPay
Kristel Penn, Grooby
Paul Kluzak, CCBill
Scott “Scooter” Walley, MojoHost
Stefan Mühlbauer, BrokerBabe
Wendy Nelson, NETbilling

Senior Leadership Award
Bálint G. Varga, LiveJasmin
Brad Estes, Flirt4Free
Doug Wicks, Payze
Gary Jackson, CCBill
Harmik Gharapetian, Epoch
Joel Drapeau, Gamma Entertainment
Joey Gabra, Affil4You
Kenny B, Paysite Partners
Rainey Stricklin, JuicyAds
Yuval Kijel, Streamate

Chief Executive of the Year
Bako Kaye, Etology
Benjamin Fonze, ExoClick
Eric Wexel, FreeWebCams
Geoffey Bonnechere, Traffic Stars
Jan Huibers, EroAdvertising
JT, Really Useful Limited
Laurent Baquiast, Affil4You
Steve Winyard, ICM Registry
Tim Valenti, NakedSword
Vuk Popovic, Quantox

Businesswoman of the Year
Cathy Beardsley, SegPay
Jenny Gonzalez, Dating Factory
Judy Shalom, Adamo Advertising
Kelly Holland, Penthouse
Laurel Hertz, ChargebackHelp
Laurie Biviano, CCBill
Megan Stokes, New Media Group
Mia Hyun, Mobius Payments
Shirley Lara, Chaturbate
Vicky Vette, Vette Nation

Businessman of the Year
Alexandru Gheorghe, Night Prowl/AW Summit
Anthony Rivera, AJ Studios/LALExpo
Gian Carlo, BitterStrawberry
Greg Clayman, Flirt4Free
Jack Avalanche, CherryPimps
Michael Reul, Webbilling/TrafficPartner
Mitch Farber, NETbilling
Mugur Frunzetti, Studio 20
Steve Bryson, OrbitalPay
Steven Grooby, Grooby

Voters must be registered members of XBIZ.net an must sign in before voting. The ballot closes at midnight Nov. 14.

The awards will be presented during a gala hosted as part of the XBIZ 2017 events series, set for Jan 9-13 at the Andaz hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.