The C-Suite Award honors top-level executives in the Cincinnati tri-state region who have shown outstanding leadership and led stellar performance at Greater Cincinnati businesses and nonprofits. 

Tibbs graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1993. Afterwards, the next step in his journey was as an officer in the United States Air Force. “It wasn’t what I actually did in the Air Force that made the difference in my life, it was more the leadership skills I developed through the structure the Air Force implemented. Setting the goal and finding the solution to the goal were the key instructions to each day. Leadership isn’t always about having the right answers, it’s more so being willing to take responsibility for the decisions you have to make, no matter how tough they may be.”

After concluding his time in the military, Tibbs then migrated to BAE Systems, a multinational arms, security, and aerospace company based in London, England, where he would work for 12 years, eventually landing himself a role in the finance department.

Tibbs has been with Monti, a private, family-owned metal fabricating company based in Cincinnati for the last 8 years. In his nomination, it states that "we have returned record sales and profit, increased our geographic and customer footprint, and grown in our strategic and corporate maturity. Brian has been integral to all of these successes and with Brian on board we have better clarity on the path forward, more confidence in our ability to achieve goals, and utmost trust that our finances and all of Brian’s functional areas of responsibility will continuously improve for our future growth. He is a high impact partner to the business and essential to our future growth and success.”

When reflecting on his time as a member of Deltasig, he had this to say: “Your collegiate experience and your alumni experience are very different. As a collegian, I didn’t have access to a lot of sustained, adult mentors – it wasn’t until I joined Deltasig that I learned how to schedule and prioritize and truly come into adulthood. And whether they realized it or not, my brothers showed me the importance of doing the things you need to do before you do the things you want to do. Surrounding yourself with your Deltasig brothers provides opportunity for more self-mentoring than anything else – we’re all peers in this group, hoping to be better than we were the day before and the only thing can sharpen steel is steel.”

“A piece of advice that I would give to younger Deltasigs is blossom where you are planted. We may not always have the opportunity to follow our passion but we can always bring our passion with us. The best thing you can do is do the job in front of you to the best of your abilities.”

Congratulations on all of your recent successes, Brother Tibbs! We look forward to seeing all the other great feats that you will accomplish and we are proud to call you our brother.