EY announces Jeremy Flack, of Flack Global Metals, Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award finalist in Northeast Ohio!

CLEVELAND, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced that founder and CEO Jeremy Flack of Flack Global Metals is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Northeast Ohio region. The awards program, which is celebrating its 31st year, recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Jeremy was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 22 at the Hilton Downtown Cleveland hotel.

Now in its 31st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National competition. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 18, 2017. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum™, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Flack Global Metals was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 2010. It is the next generation service center whose asset-light business model is as effective as it is revolutionary. "At Flack, our entrepreneurial approach and the desire to chart your own course, have multiplied our success," Jeremy notes. Flack has realized considerable recent gains that are reflected in its 34 percent year-on-year revenue growth and 30 percent gross profit increase in 2016. Flack Global Metals' April 2017 merger with Kenwood Painted Metals, will allow Flack to sustain its growth trajectory for the future. Flack designs and fulfills supply chains for OEMs using flat rolled steel, aluminum and stainless. As the next generation service center, Flack Global Metals takes price volatility out of the steel industry and adds agility and real-time responsiveness to processing and supply chain management.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored in the US by SAP America, Merrill Corporation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

In Northeast Ohio, sponsors also include PNC Bank, Smart Business, Howard & O'Brien Executive Search, Oswald Companies and Alliance Solutions Group.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Entrepreneur Of The Year®, founded by EY, is the world's most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs, chosen from an independent panel of judges including entrepreneurs and prominent leaders from business, finance, and the local community. The program 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 awards program 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 over 145 cities and more than 60 countries. ey.com/eoy

This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, a member of the global EY organization that provides services to clients in the US.

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