Finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The YearŽ Award in New England Announced
- Award Recipients to be Honored and Revealed at Gala Event on June 14, 2007 -
Boston, MA, April 17, 2007 – Ernst & Young LLP today announced the Finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award in New England. This year’s 45 finalists were selected from 83 high quality nominations drawn from a variety of industry sectors and cities across the New England Area. Award winners will be announced at a gala event on Thursday, June 14th at the Westin Waterfront in Boston.
“These Finalists exemplify the outstanding business talent present in our community,” said Bryan Pearce, Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Markets Leader for the Northeast and Host of the New England Entrepreneur of the Year Program. “We are proud to honor them as leaders of high-growth companies who stimulate our economy, drive innovation and enhance the standard of living for all of us.”
The New England Finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award are:
• A123Systems, David Vieau
• Acme Packet, Andrew D. Ory
• Agar Supply Co. Inc., Karen Bressler
• Ahura Scientific, Inc., Dr. Daryoosh Vakhshoori
• AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tuan Ha-Ngoc
• Boston-Power, Inc., Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud
• Boston Rack, Inc., Peter Murphy
• Brightcove, Inc., Jeremy Allaire
• Broadbus Technologies, Inc., Vin Bisceglia
• Caliper Life Sciences, E. Kevin Hrusovsky
• Cedar Point Communications, Andy Paff
• Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., James C. Foster
• ChoiceStream, Inc., Steve Johnson
• CMGI, Inc., Joseph C. Lawler
• Crossbeam Systems, Inc., Throop M. Wilder
• Dealer.com, Mark Bonfigli
• Endeca Technologies, Inc., Steve Papa
• EnerNOC, Inc., Tim Healy
• EqualLogic, Don Bulens and Paula Long
• Evergreen Solar, Richard M. Feldt
• First Act Inc., Bernard Chiu
• Five Star Quality Care, Inc., Evrett Wade Benton
• GeoTrust, Inc., Neal Creighton
• Greenfuel Technologies Corporation, Cary Bullock
• Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Bruce E. Beverly
• Harborside Healthcare, Damian N. Dell'Anno
• Institute of Contemporary Art, Jill Medvedow
• Insulet Corporation, Duane DeSisto
• ITA Software, Jeremy Wertheimer
• Kiva Systems, Mick Mountz
• Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Garrett Sarley and Ila Sarley
• Litle & Co. LLC, Thomas J. Litle
• Luminus Devices, Inc., Dr. Udi Meirav
• Metabolix, Inc., Jim Barber
• Millipore Corp., Martin D. Madaus
• New England Center for Children, Inc., L. Vincent Strully
• OpenPages, Michael J. Duffy
• Optasite, Inc., James Scott Eisenstein
• Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., Joseph P. Caruso
• Salary.com, Kent Plunkett
• Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Thomas E. Wilhelmsen, Jr.
• Stirrings, Gil MacLean and Bill Creelman
• Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., Dr. Safi R. Bahcall
• ZINK Imaging, LLC, Wendy Caswell
• Zipcar, Inc., Scott Griffith
Award Recipients in the New England Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program to be named from this list of Finalists will be eligible to participate at the National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program in Palm Springs, California on November 17, 2007.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and continues to recognize the leaders and visionaries who are creating and building world-class businesses. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have Bank of America as the national presenting sponsor, as well as SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as national sponsors. In New England, local platinum sponsors include Boston Magazine, J. Robert Scott, MARSH, and Nixon Peabody, LLP.
Contact Information
To make reservations for the awards banquet on June 14, contact Julianne Polson of Ernst & Young at (617) 867 - 2033 or julianne.polson@ey.com by June 1st. Tickets are $175.00 per person, table and patron packages are also available. For more information about the awards program, visit www.ey.com/us/eoy.
About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 125 cities and 40 countries.
About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to enhancing the public’s trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 114,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited does not provide services to clients. Ernst & Young LLP is a U.S. client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.
Contact:
Roseanne Pinero
Ernst & Young LLP
(617) 570 – 8408
Roseanne.pinero@ey.com
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