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Meet the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards! This year’s award recipients were chosen from a field of close to 2,000 of the best and brightest entrepreneurs in ten categories. Learn more about each of their accomplishments from the stories on this page.

Overall winner

Hamdi Ulukaya and Jim Turley

Hamdi Ulukaya

Founder, President, CEO

Chobani, Inc.

Norwich, NY

Distribution and Manufacturing

Eric Lofquist

Eric Lofquist

Founder, Co-owner, President/CEO

Magnus International Group

Independence, OH

Emerging

Tonya Mallory

Tonya Mallory

President, CEO and Co-founder

Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.

Richmond, VA

Energy, Cleantech and Natural Resources

Michael G. O’Neill

Michael G. O’Neill

CEO and Founder

Preferred Sands

Radnor, PA

Financial Services

Richard McVey

Richard McVey

CEO, Chairman of the Board

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

New York, NY

Life sciences

Joe Kiani

Joe Kiani

CEO, Chairman of the Board

Masimo Corporation

Irvine, CA

Media, Entertainment and Communications

Mike T. Fries

Mike T. Fries

President, CEO

Liberty Global

Englewood, CO

Real Estate, Construction and Lodging

Gary Jabara

Gary Jabara

CEO, President

Mobilitie, LLC

Newport Beach, CA

Retail and Consumer Products

Hamdi Ulukaya

Hamdi Ulukaya

Founder, President, CEO

Chobani, Inc.

Norwich, NY

Services

Brian Sharples

Brian Sharples

Co-founder, CEO

HomeAway, Inc.

Austin, TX

Technology

Mike Morhaime

Mike Morhaime

CEO, President, Co-founder

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Irvine, CA