What’s Up with Supps, the industry platform for connecting and educating supplement and ingredient professionals announced winners of its Industry Icon Awards last week during its SupplySide West afterparty on Oct. 31. The event brought together leaders, influencers, and innovators from across sectors in the nutraceutical space for a night of celebration, networking, and recognition.

Each of these leaders has and continues to demonstrate dedication to advancing the industry:

Brand Icon Award: Steve Fink. As an accomplished commercialization leader, Fink has led PLT Health Solutions marketing for almost 10 years, optimizing marketing strategy to drive brand growth in natural products and food and beverage sectors.

Science and Innovation Icon Award: Luke Bucci, PhD. With over three decades of nutrition science and dietary supplement innovation, Bucci serves as the chief scientific officer at Juvenon and is the founder of InnerPath Nutrition, established in 1990 innovating product formulations for the dietary supplement industry.

Philanthropy Icon Award: Jon Benninger. As vice president and market leader for Informa Markets, Benninger spearheads the strategic growth of the SupplySide portfolio.

Policy Icon Award: Asa Waldstein. With almost 25 years of expertise as a dietary supplement executive, Waldstein specializes in regulatory marketing support for the supplement industry, focusing on helping companies bridge the gap between compliance and marketing while ensuring growth and limiting operational risks.

Industry Influencer Award: Stephen Daniells. With almost two decades of editorial experience and as an award-winning journalist, Daniells leads the B2B media brand NutraIngredients-USA.