Ongoing Legacy

REVIEW SUMMARY
Name. John H. Sykes
Importance. Influential business leader and philanthropist in Tampa for nearly two decades
Companies. JHS Capital Holdings Inc., Sykes Enterprises Inc., NorthStar Banking Corp., Cloverleaf Farms II Inc., Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC
Key. Continue building companies, return ethics to financial advisory services

John H. Sykes always seems to be in building mode. He turned Sykes Enterprises Inc. into a worldwide computer technical support company after moving it in 1993 to Tampa from Charlotte, N.C., his surname is emblazed on the city skyline and soon there will be two buildings at the University of Tampa named in his honor.

When you're 73 years old and have your own private hangar at Tampa International Airport with two Gulfstream jets, you might be inclined to sit back and let things happen around you after working so hard to get to that point. Yet Sykes doesn't appear to be ready to stop anytime soon.