Northern California program – 2009 Award recipients
Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the award recipients of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award in Northern California. This group of leading entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders. The award recipients were revealed at a gala event on June 13, 2009 at The San Jose Fairmont.
“We congratulate these entrepreneurs on their significant achievements,” said Ernie Cortes, Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for Northern California. “The Entrepreneur Of The Year award salutes their efforts in business excellence and community improvement. We would all do well to emulate their determination and enthusiasm.”
The Northern California award recipients for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year award in 2009 are:
Euan S. Thomson, Ph.D., Accuray Incorporated
Vikram Mehta, BLADE Network Technologies
Osman Rashid, Chegg, Inc.
Daniel R. Fishback, DemandTec
Samir Arora, Glam Media, Inc.
Robert Hagerty, Polycom, Inc.
Scott Lang, Silver Spring Networks
Celeste V. Ford, Stellar Solutions
Ken Wilcox, SVB Financial Group
Regional award recipients will be eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national awards. Award recipients in numerous national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
This year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 23rd anniversary. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
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