Ernst & Young announces finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the New Jersey Region

ISELIN, N.J., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the New Jersey 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. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 27, 2012 at the Hyatt New Brunswick.

The finalists are:

• Douglas S. Boothe- CEO, Actavis, Inc.
• Alfred Altomari- President and CEO,  Agile Therapeutics
• Douglas Drysdale- CEO Americas, Alvogen
• Gordon O. Rapkin- President and CEO, Archive Systems
• Kishore Kumar Ganji- CEO,  Astir IT Solutions, Inc.
• Dr. Richard A. Shinto- President and CEO, Aveta, Inc.
• Robert Van Etten- CEO, Brighton Cromwell, LLC
• Glenn Van Etten-  COO and CFO, Brighton Cromwell, LLC
• Thomas J. DeFelice- President, Circle BMW
• Dr. Phillip Chan-CEO, CytoSorbents Corporation
• Robb Allen- Founder and CEO, Datapipe
• Gene C. Waddy- CEO, DIVERSANT
• Geoffrey Rochwarger- Chairman and CEO, IDT Energy, Inc.
• Kevin Leininger- CEO, IntegriChain, Inc.
• Paul M. Gilbert- Co-Founder and CEO, MedAvante
• Rod Silva- Founder and Chairman of the Board, Muscle Maker Grill
• Michael W. Kempner-  Founder, President, and CEO,  MWW Group
• Mark D. Steele- CEO, NeoStrata Company, Inc.
• Robert Previdi- CEO, PSKW & Associates.
• Peter Mehta- CEO, SANpulse Technologies
• Dr. Leslie J. Browne- President and CEO, Senesco Technologies, Inc.
• Dr. John Thompson- Founder and CSO, Senesco Technologies, Inc.
• Michael Schubiger- President and CEO, SESCO Enterprises, LLC
• Thai Lee- President and CEO, SHI International Corp.
• Warren Wilson- President, Snack Factory, LLC
• Sara Wilson- Vice President, Snack Factory, LLC
• David J. Sorin- Co-Founding Partner, SorinRoyerCooper LLC
• Eileen Martinson- CEO, Sparta Systems, Inc.
• John Frei- Co-Founder and CEO,SpeechTrans, Inc.
• Yan Auerbach-Co-Founder and COO, SpeechTrans, Inc.
• Charles Daniel Olivo- Owner and Founder, Stonefield Engineering & Design
• Michael J. Foxx- CEO, Strato, Inc.
• Kenneth Ribotsky- CEO, The Core Nation
• Kurt Conti- President and CEO, The Conti Group
• Rohan Mathew- Executive Director and CEO,  The Intersect Fund
• Jayne Millard- CEO, Turtle & Hughes, Inc.

Now in its 26th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 17, 2012. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored in the United States by SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

In New Jersey, sponsors include PNC, Merrill Corporation, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, DLA Piper, Scherzer International, Empire Valuation Consultants, WithumSmith +Brown, Murray Devine, Gibbons, P.C., New Jersey Technology Council, SolomonEdwardsGroup, New Jersey Business Journal

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About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Ernst & Young 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 140 cities in more than 50 countries.

About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 152,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.

Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit www.ey.com.

This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, a US client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.

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