EY Announces Entrepreneur Of The YearTM 2014 Award Semifinalists in Orange County

By: EY Orange County
 
IRVINE, Calif. - April 4, 2014 - PRLog -- EY today announced 29 semifinalist companies for the EY Entrepreneur Of The YearTM 2014 Award in the Orange County 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 as semifinalists from nearly 80 nominations by a panel of independent judges.  Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 4, 2014 at The St. Regis Resort in Dana Point.

Maria Thompson, President & CEO – Agile Sourcing Partners, Corona

Reza Jahangiri, CEO – American Advisors Group, Orange

Kunal Hinduja, President – ARQ LLC, Irvine

Jeffrey Frieden, CEO – Auction.com, Irvine

Keith Katkin, President & CEO – Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aliso Viejo

Michael Burdiek, President & CEO – CalAmp Corp., Irvine

Jon Wilcox, CEO/Co-Founder; Mark Rebal, EVP/CCO/Co-Founder; and John DeCero, President/Co-Founder – California Republic Bank, Irvine

Caryn Siebert, President/CEO – Carl Warren & Company, Placentia

Debra Miller, CEO/Founder – CureDuchenne, Newport Beach

Jonathan Ord, CEO – DealerSocket, Inc., San Clemente

Eve Yen, Founder/President – Diamond Wipes International, Inc., Chino

John Jordan, CEO – DPI Specialty Foods, Ontario

Mark Whitley, CEO – Easter Seals Southern California, Santa Ana

Maynard Carkhuff, Chairman/CEO – Freedom Innovations, Irvine

Michael Purcell, Founder/EVP/CMO – Global Cash Card, Irvine

Jeffery Hanson, Chairman/CEO – Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, Inc., Irvine

Chad Hallock, CEO – Home Franchise Concepts, Orange

Vivian Clecak, CEO – Human Options, Irvine

Steve Schulze, CEO/Founder and Alexis Schulze, Chief Visionary Officer – Nekter Juice Bar, Inc., Santa Ana

Parsa Rohani, CEO – Neudesic, LLC, Irvine

Rick Arvielo, CEO – New American Funding, Tustin

Stephen Gordon, Founding Chairman/CEO/President – Opus Bank, Irvine

Holly Hagler, President & CEO – SeniorServ, Anaheim

Deborah Proctor, President/CEO – St. Joseph Health, Orange

H. Michael Schwartz, Chairman/CEO – Strategic Capital Holdings, LLC, Ladera Ranch

Jerome Fink and David Kim, Managing Partners – The Bascom Group, LLC, Irvine

George Donaldson, President – Venvest Ballard, Inc. (dba Rightime HVAC), Riverside

Phu Hoang, CEO – Virtium Technology, Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita

Phillip Chang, Founder/Chairman – Yogurtland, Irvine

Now in its 28th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in 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 overall national EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on Nov. 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 Ernst & Young LLP, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are sponsored in the United States by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America.

In Orange County, regional sponsors include Marsh Insurance, Union Bank, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Cresa, Merrill DataSite, Scherzer Investigations, Smart Business magazine and HKA, Inc. Marketing Communications.

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.

About EY’s Strategic Growth Markets practice

EY’s Strategic Growth Markets (SGM) practices guide leading high-growth companies. Our multidisciplinary teams of elite professionals provide perspective and advice to help our clients accelerate market leadership. SGM delivers assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services to thousands of companies spanning all industries. EY is the undisputed leader in taking companies public, advising key government agencies on the issues impacting high-growth companies and convening the experts who shape the business climate. For more information, please visit us at ey.com/us/strategicgrowthmarkets (http://www.ey.com/us/strategicgrowthmarkets).

About EY

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

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This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, an EY member firm serving clients in the U.S.  For more information, please visit ey.com (http://www.ey.com/).

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