Ernst & Young LLP has announced 16 finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in San Diego. The finalists were selected from nearly 60 nominations by a panel of independent judges.
Award winners will be announced at a special awards gala on Thursday, June 13, at The Hyatt Regency Aventine in La Jolla, Calif. The 2013 finalists are:
- Adconion Direct, San Diego – Kim Reed Perell, CEO
- Behind the Scenes Catering & Events, San Diego – John Crisafulli, President
- Cadence Pharmaceuticals, San Diego – Theodore Schroeder, President & CEO
- ecoATM, San Diego – Tom Tullie, CEO & Chairman of the Board
- Elite, San Diego – John Kontopuls, President & CEO
- Genomatica, San Diego – Christophe Schilling, CEO & Co-Founder
- Halozyme Therapeutics, San Diego – Gregory Frost, President & CEO
- Independa, Inc., La Jolla – Kian Saneii, CEO
- LifeProof, San Diego – Gary Rayner, CEO
- MedVantx, San Diego – Robert Feeney, CEO & Founder
- Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., San Diego – James Cable, CEO
- Santarus, Inc., San Diego – Gerald Proehl, President & CEO
- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, San Diego – Jeff Martin, President & CEO
- SkinMedica, Carlsbad – Mary Fisher, CEO
- Sullivan Solar Power, San Diego – Daniel Sullivan, President
- The Wheat Group Inc., San Diego – Kelly Grismer, President and Chad Grismer, CEO
