Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010
Award Winners in Midwest Region Announced
June 24, 2010 11:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time
CHICAGO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the winners of the Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award in the Midwest region. This group of leading entrepreneurs was
selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business and community leaders. The winners were
revealed at a gala event on Thursday, June 24 in Chicago, Illinois.
“Ernst & Young believes in the power of entrepreneurship,” said Randy Tavierne, Partner and Strategic Growth
Markets Leader with Ernst & Young’s Midwest area. “These Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners are best in
class, and we are proud to honor their outstanding success.”
The Midwest program recognizes companies based in Illinois and Indiana. The Midwest winners for the Ernst &
Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year award in 2010 are:
l Lifetime Achievement – James Tyree, Mesirow Financial (Chicago, Illinois)
l Emerging – Dale Pollak, vAuto (Oak Brook, Illinois)
l Master – Charles T. Angell, Newly Weds Foods (Chicago, Illinois)
l Technology – Cary Chessick, Restaurant.com (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
l Retail and Consumer Products – Dave Lindsey, Defender Direct, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana)
l Health Sciences – Mary A. Tolan, Accretive Health, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois)
l Private Equity/Venture Capital-backed – Mark F. Santacrose, Tecta America Corp. (Skokie, Illinois)
l Transportation/Logistics – Bryan Bedford, Republic Airways (Indianapolis, Indiana)
l Financial Services – Thomas S. Ricketts, Incapital Holdings LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® program honors entrepreneurs regionally in June, leading up to the national awards
in November. Additionally, venture-backed companies that win an Entrepreneur Of The Year® award regionally are
also eligible for the Venture Capital Award of Excellence on a national level. The overall national US winner