“Tom has been instrumental in setting the vision for the company, overseeing our largest enterprise programs, and playing a key leadership role while the firm has undergone rapid growth over the last few years,” said Diana Hage, CEO, RFID Global. RFID Global Solution’s founder and chief operating officer, Thomas Manzagol, is a winner of SmartCEO’s 2014 Executive Management Award in the COO category.

The Washington SmartCEO Executive Management Awards honor outstanding C-suite executives who have gone above and beyond to lead their organizations. SmartCEO recognizes executives in the CFO, CIO/CTO, COO and CMO roles for their management vision, leadership, innovation, ethics, and dedication to their organizations’ missions.

An independent committee of local business leaders reviewed the nominations and chose the winners. This year’s winners are featured in the March/April issue of SmartCEO magazine and were celebrated at an awards ceremony in March 2014 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, in Falls Church, VA.

The 2014 Executive Management Award winners collectively generate more than $3 billion in annual revenue and employ nearly 15,000 individuals in Greater Washington.

Being a company founder, Tom Manzagol has had to be a ‘jack of all trades’. He has led virtually every aspect of the company, from operations to sales to product development and engineering. Manzagol has over two decades of experience in commercial and military logistics, RFID network solution design and implementation.

With three years as COO, Manzagol has overseen several re-organizations, providing key leadership to evolve the company from a professional and technical engineering. […]