Dr. Lazarus M. Kirifides of Wilmington, Delaware, a fulfilled member of Leadership 100, was honored at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Hermes International Expo on April 5, 2016 at the Concordville Inn and Best Western Hotel Conference Center in Concordville, Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia area.

A renowned community leader and philanthropist, Dr. Kirifides is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has practiced medicine for 50 years and obstetrics and gynecology for more than 36 years. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of Staff of Riverside Hospital in Wilmington, and as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has also served as President of the Hellenic University Club of Wilmington, Board member, Vice President and Secretary of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Parish Council and President of the Order of AHEPA Chapter #95.

The Hermes International Expo is a premier business networking trade show and exhibition conference providing unique platforms for companies to showcase their products and services and connect with potential customers in the United States and Europe. For the past 25 years, it has hosted events in New York, Chicago, Atlantic City and Philadelphia. The Expo started out serving the Greek American Community but has grown beyond that as a networking platform for multiple businesses, while bridging the gap between Greece and America through an open market and exchange of creative ideas, marketing, selling and buying.