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Posted 12-11-00

Weatherhead 100 Centurions for 2000

1. Flight Options, Inc.
Kenneth C. Ricci, Chairman & CEO
Richmond Hts
www.flightoptions.com
Founded: 1978
Provides fractional aircraft ownership
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 1174%
Employees: 250-999
Employment Growth: 264%

2. SummaCare Health Plan
Martin P. Hauser, President
Claude M. Vincenti, Chief Operating Officer
Kevin P. Cavalier, Vice President -Sales
Akron
www.summacare.com
Founded: 1993
Offering a wide range of managed care products as well as administrative services to self-funded employers.
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 1074%
Employees: 50-249
Employment Growth: 111%

3. GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
George P. Ahearn, President & CEO
Cleveland
Founded: 1992
Specialty chemicals manufacturer
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 594%
Employees: 250-999
Employment Growth: 302%

4. Mazel Stores, Inc.
Reuven D. Dessler, Chairman & CEO
Brady Churches, President
Sue Atkinson, Chief Financial Officer
Solon
www.mazelstores.com
Founded: 1975
Retailer and wholesaler of quality, typically brand-name closeout consumer products
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 268%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 1122%

5. Chart Industries, Inc.
Arthur S. Holmes, Chairman & CEO
Mayfield Hts
www.chart-ind.com
Founded: 1992
Manufacturer of engineered cryogenic equipment for industrial, commercial, and scientific purposes
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 160%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 160%

6. Boykin Management Company LLC
Robert W. Boykin, Chairman
John Boykin, Senior Vice President
Cleveland
Founded: 1970
Operates and manages hotels and restaurants
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 160%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 21%

7. Park - Ohio Holdings Corp.
Edward F. Crawford, Chairman & CEO
Cleveland
www.pkoh.com
Founded: 1908
Provider of industrial component logistics and manufacturer of fasteners, aluminum components, capital equipment, and other products
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 148%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 46%

8. Developers Diversified Realty
Scott A. Wolstein, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Beachwood
www.ddrc.com
Founded: 1965
Leading owner, operator and developer of community shopping centers.
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 145%
Employees: 50-249
Employment Growth: 94%

9. Stoneridge, Inc.
Cloyd J. Abruzzo, President & CEO
Kevin P. Bagby, Vice President & CFO
Warren
www.stoneridge.com
Founded: 1965
Designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical components, modules, and systems for the automotive, medium and heavy duty truck, and agricultural markets
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 143%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 102%

10. Ohio Savings Bank
Robert Goldberg, President
Gerald Goldberg, Executive VP
David Goldberg, Executive VP
Cleveland
www.ohiosavings.com
Founded: 1886
Full service financial institution
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 140%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 93%

11. Oglebay Norton Company
John N. Lauer, Chairman, President & CEO
Cleveland
www.oglebaynorton.com
Founded: 1854
Industrial Minerals mining, processing, and transportation
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 133%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 22%

12. Hawk Corporation
Norman C. Harbert, Co-Chairman
Ronald E. Weinberg, Co-Chairman
Jeffrey H. Berlin, Dir., Corp. Devel. & Special Proj.
Cleveland
www.hawkcorp.com
Founded: 1989
Manufacturer and marketer of friction materials, powder metal components, and rotors.
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 120%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 65%

13. Associated Estates Realty Corporation
Jeffrey I. Friedman, Chairman & CEO
Louis E. Vogt, President & COO
Richmond Hts
www.aecrealty.com
Founded: 1967
REIT specializing in the advisory business and development, acquisition, ownership and management of multifamily properties. Currently has a stake in approximately 140 properties in 14 states
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 106%
Employees: 250-999
Employment Growth: 37%

14. Progressive Insurance
Peter B. Lewis, President, Chairman & CEO
Mayfield Village
www.progressive.com
Founded: 1937
Provider of personal auto insurance and other specialty property-casualty insurance products
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 103%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 134%

15. Cedar Fair, L.P.
Richard L. Kinzel, President & CEO
Bruce A. Jackson, Corporate VP Finance & CFO
Sandusky
www.cedarfair.com
Founded: 1983
Owns and operates 5 amusement/theme parks including Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH
Sales: > 100 M
Sales Growth: 101%
Employees: > 1000
Employment Growth: 39%



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