EY Announces Winners for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Greater Philadelphia Award

Celebrating 30 years of ingenuity in America

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Jun 29, 2016, 09:21 ET

PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EY is pleased to announce the winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Greater Philadelphia. This year, 2016, marks the award's 30^th anniversary. This group of leading entrepreneurs were selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. The winners were unveiled at a special gala on June 9, 2016 at the Terrace Ballroom, Pennsylvania Convention Center. In addition, John C. Bogle, Founder and F. William McNabb III, Chairman and CEO of The Vanguard Group, Inc. received the Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.

"EY has had a tremendous history in honoring outstanding entrepreneurs over the past 30 years," said Mike Nichols. EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for Greater Philadelphia. "This year's winners have not only taken their companies to the top, but they have also acted as mentors to their employees and made impressive contributions to their communities."

The winners for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Greater Philadelphia Award include:

Dr. Neal Walker, CEO, Aclaris Therapeutics
Brent Alderfer, Founder and CEO, Community Energy, Inc.
Jay Sidhu, Chairman and CEO, Customers Bancorp Inc., Customers Bank, BankMobile
Robert Radie, CEO, Egalet Corporation
John Hillman, President and CEO, Lombard International
Sidney Brown, CEO, NFI Industries
Aaron Krause, President and CEO, Scrub Daddy, Inc.
Lawrence Miller, President and CEO, StoneMor Partners L.P.
Joseph Callahan, CEO, The Ciright Companies
Dr. Christopher Di Lascia, President and CEO, Transition Patient Services
Stephen Somers, President, Vigon International, Inc.

These companies now join the ranks of 30 years of winners. In 2015, EY named a total of 266 winners from 224 companies. As a group, these entrepreneurs made a significant mark on innovation and the economy. They employ more than 406,000 people, and are a major source of economic stability, adding 81,000 jobs in the past two years – a 29 percent boost in headcount. They have an aggregate revenue of more than $169 billion, and an impressive revenue growth rate of 34 percent over the past two years. Over the past 30 years, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall National Award winner, will be announced at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 19, 2016. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum™, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

The US Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monaco, June 2017.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by EY, Entrepreneur Of The Year is nationally sponsored nationally by SAP America, Merrill Corporation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In addition, Merrill Corporation is the official and preferred data partner of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year^® Awards as a global leader in secure content sharing, regulated communications and compliance services. Merrill Corporation's DataSite is used to facilitate the judges' independent review of nominations. In Greater Philadelphia, sponsors also include PNC Bank, Pine Hill Group, LLP, SolomonEdwards Group, Ballard Spahr LLP, Morgan Lewis, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Simkiss & Block and Philadelphia Business Journal.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year^®

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 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

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