EY Announces Finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014

EY today announced the finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 in the Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia 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 20 at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel.

The finalists are:

Michael Cherock, AE Works Ltd.

Jim Kudis, Allegheny Petroleum Products Company

Jan Lehigh, Alpine Packaging, Inc.

John Burke, Armada

Ron Bianchini, Avere Systems

Mike Geiger and John Iaquinta, Big Plan Concepts

Jerry Shafran, Compliance Assurance Corporation

Dean Grose, Comtech Industries, Inc.

Ray Yeager, Ductmate Industries, Inc.

Luis von Ahn, Duolingo

Kevin Hutchison, Health Monitoring Systems, Inc.

WendyPeters Staso, Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.

Jeanette Spofford, Justifacts Credential Verification, Inc.

Edward Perrin, Karndean Designflooring

Jim Ross, Kenny Ross Automotive Group

Todd Wolynn and Albert Wolf, Kids Plus Pediatrics

Robb Myer, NoWait, Inc.

David Levine, NuGo Nutrition

Bruce Mallinson, Pittsburgh Power Inc.

Paul Hennigan, Point Park University

Bill Sarris, Sarris Candies, Inc.

Rob Robillard, Sensible Organics

Paul Silvis, SilcoTek Corporation

Lani Lazzari, Simple Sugars

Pam Petrow, Vector Security

Joe Ferrara, Wombat Security Technologies, Inc.

Additionally, it has been announced that Heather Bresch, CEO, Mylan Inc. will receive the EY Global Impact Award and Richard P. Simmons, Chairman, Emeritus, Allegheny Technologies Inc., will be honored as the EY Master Entrepreneur.

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.