Accounting firm plays name game at Kudos Banquet.APPARENTLY even accountants can poke fun at themselves. Ernst & Young, s Entrepreneur of the Year award last week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, featured a funky compilation of filmed interviews with people in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or answering the question: What is Ernst & Young? Judging by some of the responses--a rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. band, a new restaurant and a law firm--the company may need to do a bit more marketing. Nevertheless, 600 people dressed in tuxedos and long gowns showed up on a steamy Tuesday night for a chance to honor local entrepreneurs. And the winners are: * in the emerging growth category, David Lord Flight Lieutenant David Samuel Anthony Lord VC DFC (18 October 1913 – 19 September 1944) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of RazorGator Interactive Group; * in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Ed Wedbush, president and CEO of Wedbush Morgan Securities; * in technology, Ming Hsieh Ming Hsieh (simplified Chinese: 谢明; traditional Chinese: 謝明; b. 1955) is a billionaire Chinese American entrepreneur and philanthropist and the founder of AMAZ technology in 1987 and Cogent Systems in 1990. , chairman and CEO of Cogent Systems; in entertainment, Steven Foster, president of Lucky Strike Entertainment; * and in consumer products, Isaac Shepherd, president of Life Alert Emergency Response Inc. Brad Jones, managing director of Redpoint Ventures, received the award for the best supporter of entrepreneurship. The winners will compete for the national Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Palm Springs on Nov. 18. The national winner will then be considered for a world event held in Monte Carlo. Staff reporter Kate Berry can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 228, or at kberry@labusinessjournal.com. |
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