EY announces Finalists

EY announces Finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Award in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region!

Detroit, MI, April 26

EY today announced the finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Award in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the awards program. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges, and Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 23 at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). ”

The Michigan and Northwest Ohio finalists are:

Dale Watchowski - American House Senior Living Communities (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
Mark A. Jones and David N. Gahm - AmeriFirst Home Mortgage (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
John Lowery - Applied Imaging (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Fred Perenic and Lynn Perenic - The Argent Group (Plymouth, Michigan)
Dr. Shri Thanedar - Avomeen Analytical Services (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Richard Broder - Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services (Birmingham, Michigan)
Jinny Bromberg - Bromberg & Associates (Hamtramck, Michigan)
Paula Tompkins - ChannelNet (Dearborn, Michigan)
Frank Macher - Continental Structural Plastics (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
Deborah Schneider and Martin Rosenau - CrossFire Group (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
Cory Steeby and Pat LeBlanc - EBW Electronics (Holland, Michigan)
Adrienne Way - Edcor Data Services (Troy, Michigan)
Dan Musser - Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Wesley Mathews - High Level Marketing (West Bloomfield, Michigan)
Lon Offenbacher - Inteva Products (Troy, Michigan)
Milton Moore - IP Consulting, Inc. (Kentwood, Michigan)
Donald Hicks - LLamasoft, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Julia Owens - Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Laurent Bresson - Nexteer Automotive (Saginaw, Michigan)
Meredith Bronk - Open Systems Technologies (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Ronia Kruse - OpTech LLC (Troy, Michigan)
Michael VandeMaele - Pro Services, Inc. (Portage, Michigan)
John Pigott and Randy Oostra - ProMedica/ProMedica Innovations (Toledo, Ohio)
Amy Peterson and Diana Russell - Rebel Nell (Detroit, Michigan)
Ravi Vallem - Reliable Software Resources, Inc. (Northville, Michigan)
Christopher Rizik - Renaissance Venture Capital Fund (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Michael Jennings - Secure-24, LLC (Southfield, Michigan)
Ron Alvesteffer - Service Express, Inc. (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Royce Neubauer - Service First Logistics, Inc. (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
Jack Weiner - St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (Pontiac, Michigan)
Tom Cronkright and Lawrence Duthler - Sun Title Agency LLC (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Molly MacDonald - The Pink Fund (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
ames Richards - Total Security Solutions, Inc. (Fowlerville, Michigan)
Daniel Ross - TransPharm Preclinical Solutions (Jackson, Michigan)

To learn more about the Michigan and Northwest Ohio program, visit ey.com. Join the conversation on social media by following us @EY_Growth and using #EOYMNO.

Now in its 30th year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 145 cities in 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 EY 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.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®

EY 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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