Intelligrated® CEO Chris Cole and President/COO Jim McCarthy Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award Recipients in South Central Ohio and Kentucky region.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 27, 2008
Intelligrated® has announced that CEO Chris Cole and President/COO Jim McCarthy received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award in the Manufacturing category in South Central Ohio and Kentucky. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Chris and Jim were selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at The Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati on June 26, 2008.
"We have worked hard to keep the entrepreneurial spirit that brought us together at the heart of our business," said Chris Cole, CEO and Jim McCarthy, President/COO of Intelligrated®. "We continuously communicate to employees about growth goals and business plans in an effort to create a culture that can handle adaptation in our business."
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
"Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as Chris and Jim," said Alan Greenwell, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Program Director for South Central Ohio and Kentucky. "Recipients of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute a great deal to the communities around them. Their success helps our area grow stronger."
As a South Central Ohio and Kentucky award recipients, Chris and Jim are now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 national program. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award recipient, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. The awards are the concluding portion of the Strategic Growth Forum, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Intelligrated® is an American owned supplier of integrated Material Handling Systems, Services and Products, with headquarters located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
For additional information please contact Jim McKnight, Vice President of System Sales and Marketing, at 513-701-7363 or via email at jim.mcknight@intelligrated.com.
