8 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • FEBRUARY 2019
THE POWER LIST
THE RAINMAKERS
Stanley Bergman, Chairman and CEO,
Henry Schein, Inc.
The boss of Long Island’s lone Fortune
500 company, the world's largest provider
of healthcare products and services
to offi ce-based dental, animal health,
and medical practitioners, Bergman’s
company recently acquired North
American Rescue, the leading provider
of survivability and casualty-care
medical products to the defense and
public-safety markets.
Mark Burford, Cofounder, Blue Point
Brewing Company
LI’s most successful craft brewer,
Burford has had a big year, moving
his production from the old cramped
quarters to new digs on Main Street
in Patchogue, that is a more fi tting and
spacious home for the region’s largest
craft beer brewery.
John Cameron, Founder and Managing
Partner, Cameron Engineering
The managing partner of Cameron
Engineering & Associates, LLP built his
eponymous company into one of LI’s
foremost engineering and planning
fi rms, handling many of the region’s
most signifi cant construction, expansion
and renovation projects. He has also
spent a decade as chairman of the Long
Island Regional Planning Board.
Daniel Eichhorn, President and Chief
Operating Offi cer, PSEG-Long Island
Eichhorn is the only person on the Power
List who wields power in both the
literal and fi gurative senses. Since he
runs the Island’s main utility service, he
controls the fl ow of electricity to more
than 1.1 million commercial and residential
customers from the East End to the
Rockaways.
Jon Ledecky, Co-owner, New York
Islanders
As co-owner of the Island’s only professional
major league sports organization,
Ledecky holds a unique infl uence. Not
only do his decisions have economic
impact, such as moving the team to a tobe
built arena in Elmont, his moves can
also lift or crush the spirits of countless
hockey fans.
Seymour Liebman, Executive Vice President,
Chief Administrative Offi cer and General
Counsel, Canon U.S.A. Inc.
Since working his way up the ranks of Canon
U.S.A. over the past four decades, Liebman
has become the global imaging institution’s
guiding force. Proof of his inspirational
visionary prowess came when the company
ranked third last year for the number of U.S.
patents awarded and the company acquired
BriefCam, the industry’s leading provider of
Video Synopsis® and Deep Learning solutions.
Luis Vazquez, President and CEO, Long Island
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Serving as a business ally for his organization’s
many members, Vasquez provides
networking and connection opportunities as
well as engaging activities, and helps open the
door to new potential business for Hispanic
companies across Long Island.
LI'S TOP BUSINESS LEADERS, FROM BANKERS TO MANUFACTURERS
James Metzger, CEO and Chairman of The
Whitmore Group
As leader of one of the most successful
independent insurance
brokerage and financial
services fi rms in the region,
this guy has got juice. He
has also been involved in
philanthropy for many
years, donating money
and time to several charities,
schools, and youth
organizations on Long
Island and beyond.
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(Photo by Don Fitzgibbon)
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