Ernst & Young announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the Greater Los Angeles Region. The 21 finalists grew their company’s sales over 36 percent from 2009 to 2011 and created jobs at a rate of 45 percent over that same period, a direct contribution to Southern California’s economic recovery.
With almost $196 million in cumulative average sales in 2011, these companies also supported state and local governments through state and other local taxes. Award winners will be announced at a gala on June 19 at the Beverly Hills Hilton. These business leaders were selected from nearly 90 nominations by a panel of independent judges.
This year’s finalists are:
- Jeffrey R. Clark, President & CEO, Anthony International
- Linda Reyes Stone, President & CEO, APR Consulting, Inc.
- David William Hagan, President & CEO, Boingo Wireless, Inc.
- James Cameron, Co-Chairman and Vince Pace, Co-Chairman, Cameron Pace Group
- David Overton, Chairman & CEO, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
- Jon E. Kirchner, Chairman & CEO, DTS, Inc.
- Jeff Stibel, Chairman & CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
- Alex Kazerani, Chairman & CEO, and James Segil, President, EdgeCast Networks
- Simon Bax, CEO, and Bill Tillson, President & COO, Encompass Digital Media, Inc.
- Aaron Broder, CEO & Co-Founder, and Brian Fitzgerald, President & Co-Founder, Evolve Media
- Emelio Castaneda, President, Field Fresh Foods, Inc.
- Sunnie S. Kim, President & CEO, Hana Financial, Inc.
- Philip Cummins and Lee Maen, Partners, Innovative Dining Group
- Bob Brisco, Director & CEO, Internet Brands
- Cesar Garcia, President, Chairman & CEO, Iris International, Inc.
- Alan Zafran, Partner, Luminous Capital
- Allen DeBevoise, Chairman & CEO, Machinima, Inc.
- Michael Sheldon, President & CEO, Network Hardware Resale, LLC
- Peter Dameris, President & CEO, On Assignment, Inc.
- Josef Gorowitz, CEO, Prodege, LLC
- Nathaniel J. Victor, CEO, Sonic Electronix, Inc.
