BOSTON – Ernst & Young LLP has named 33 finalists for its 2008 New England Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which will be presented during a June 24 gala at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.
The event will also feature the presentation of a special Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award to John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox.
“These finalists are the best of the best, embodying the unique spirit of entrepreneurship,” Bryan Pearce, the firm’s entrepreneur of the year program director for New England, said yesterday in unveiling the list. “They positively impact our region in a major way, through jobs, community growth and development and innovation. Ernst & Young is proud to salute them.”
This year’s New England finalists, with their companies, are:
• A123 Systems: David Vieau
• Abiomed Inc.: Michael Minogue
• AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Dr. Brian Pereira
• Atlantic Tele-Network Inc.: Michael Prior
• Boston-Power Inc.: Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud
• Brightcove Inc.: Jeremy Allaire
• Bruker Corp. Inc.: Frank Laukien
• Cape Air: Dan Wolf
• Commodore Builders’ Joseph Albanese
• Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation: Dawson Rutter
• Communispace Corp.: Diane Hessan
• Constant Contact Inc.: Gail Goodman
• Cybex International Inc.: John Aglialoro
• Cynosure Inc.: Michael Davin
• Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc.: Stephen Sills
• Dealer.com: Mark Bonfigli
• e-Dialog: John Rizzi
• EqualLogic Inc.: Don Bulens and Paula Long
• GreenLight Fund: John Simon
• GT Solar Inc.: Thomas Zarrella
• Kiva Systems Inc.: Mick Mountz
• Lane Industries Inc.: Robert Alger
• Lee Munder Capital Group: Lee Munder
• LeMaitre Vascular Inc.: George LeMaitre
• LogMeIn Inc.: Michael Simon
• Natco Products Corp.: Michael Litner
• OAKLEAF Waste Management: James Barnes
• Organogenesis Inc.: Geoff MacKay
• Protonex Technology Corp.: Scott Pearson
• Snip-Its Corp.: Joanna Meiseles
• Spotfire Inc. (doing business as TIBCO): Christopher Ahlberg.
• Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.: Safi Bahcall
• Veracode: Matthew Moynahan
The regional finalists were selected by an independent judging panel of past award recipients, Ernst & Young said.
Winners of the New England Regional Award will be considered for the Ernst & Young’s 2008 national awards program. The National Entrepreneur of the Year and national winners in a number of other categories will be announced during a Nov. 15 gala in Palm Springs, Calif., that will be the culminating event of the annual Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum.
The awards program, now in its 22nd year, now recognizes business leaders in more than 135 cities in 50 nations. It honors entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
This year’s national sponsors are the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America. Sponsors for the New England program include Boston Magazine, J. Robert Scott, MARSH, Bowne, Curran & Connors, Scherzer International, UK Trade & Investment, ADP, Accounting Management Solutions Inc. and Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.
Ernst & Young LLP, based in New York City and London, is one of the world’s largest auditing, accounting and business advisory services. Its Rhode Island office is at 40 Westminster St., in downtown Providence. For more information, visit www.ey.com.
