Southeast Area Carolinas Region 2010 Award Recipients - Ernst & Young - United States

Congratulations to the eleven award recipients representing eight companies selected at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Carolinas awards. The award recipients were honored at a black-tie awards banquet on Thursday, 17 June at the Westin Charlotte in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. The award recipients were revealed for the first time at this exciting event.

Lifetime Achievement

Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer (retired)
Martin Marietta Materials
Raleigh, North Carolina

Business Services

Stephen Wiehe
President and Chief Executive Officer
SciQuest, Inc.
Cary, North Carolina

Cleantech

Chuck Swoboda
Chief Executive Officer
CREE
Durham, North Carolina

Emerging

Jud Bowman
President and Chief Executive Officer
PocketGear
Durham, North Carolina

Entrepreneurial Excellence

Randy Kibler
Chief Executive Officer
Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina

Health Sciences

Lawrence Stern
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Talecris Biotherapeutics
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Industrial Services

Jane Zhang
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
JH Global Services, Inc.
Greenville, South Carolina

Medical Technology

Craig Collard
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.
Cary, North Carolina

Services

Tom Baliker
President
Spartan Foods of America, Inc.
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Socially Responsible

Leah Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc.
Cary, North Carolina

Youth recognition award

Patrick Plott
10 years old
Plotts’ Pet Sitting
Charlotte, North Carolina