EY announces finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 in the New England Region

BOSTON, May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced the finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 in the New England Region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 10^th, 2014 at the Sheraton Boston.

The finalists are:

• Andrew Graff- Partner and CEO, Allen & Gerritsen
• Gregory Serrao- President and CEO, American Dental Partners, Inc.
• Doron Reuveni- CEO, Applause
• Dr. Barbara Fox- Founder and CEO, Avaxia Biologics, Inc.
• Kevin Davis- President and CEO, Bauer Performance Sports
• Susan Hertzberg- President and CEO, Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation
• Art Papas- Co-Founder and CEO, Bullhorn
• Dr. Johannes Fruehauf- President, Cambridge Biolabs/LabCentral
• Tom Beecher- President and CEO, Cartera Commerce
• Udi Mokady- Founder, President and CEO, CyberArk
• Dr. Douglas Fambrough- CEO, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
• Dave MacKeen, Jr.- CEO, Eliassen Group
• Micah Adler, PhD- Founder and CEO, Fiksu, Inc.
• Christian Dumontet- CEO, Foodler
• Bart Graf- Co-Founder, Integration Partners Corporation
• David Nahabedian- Co-Founder, Integration Partners Corporation
• Ross Silverstein- President and CEO, iPROMOTEu
• Timothy Kreytak- CEO, Ironside Group, Inc.
• Mark Casady- Chairman and CEO, LPL Financial
• Frank Selldorff- CEO, Meteorix
• Bill Seibel- CEO, Mobiquity
• Geoff Chapin- CEO, Next Step Living, Inc.
• Judith Nitsch - Founding Principal, Nitsch Engineering
• Lisa Brothers - President and CEO, Nitsch Engineering
• Daniel Wallace- CEO and Co-Founder, NutraClick
• Yoram Mizrachi- CTO and Founder, Perfecto Mobile
• Eliot Buchanan- Co-Founder and CEO, Plastiq Inc.
• Jean Hoffman- President and CEO, Putney, Inc.
• Lewis Miller- President and CEO, Qvidian
• Corey Thomas- President and CEO, Rapid7
• Andrew Moser- President and CEO, Salus Capital Partners
• Tim O'Keeffe- CEO, Symmons Industries
• Roy Hirshland- CEO, T3 Advisors
• Jules Pieri- Co-Founder and CEO, The Grommet
• Joanne Domeniconi- Co-Founder and CDO, The Grommet
• Zackary King- Co-Founder and CEO, Trinity Pharma Solutions
• Jerry Kokos- President and CEO, VFA, Inc.
• Amanda Klane- Founder and Co-CEO, Yasso, Inc.
• Drew Harrington- Founder and Co-CEO, Yasso, Inc.

Now in its 28th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world. 

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Program.  Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15, 2014. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum™, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are sponsored in the United States by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America. In New England, sponsors include Goodwin Procter LLP, RBS Citizens, Nixon Peabody, R.R. Donnelley, Scherzer International, Silicon Valley Bank, The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, True Capital, Accounting Management Solutions, Bingham McCutchen, Chatham Financial, fama PR, and Murray Devine and Company.

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About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

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