Award Winners of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Award Announced in Greater Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES -- Ernst & Young LLP today announced the winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2006 award in Greater Los Angeles. This year's award winners were recognized at a special 20th anniversary gala event at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

All of the award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges composed of area leaders from business, academic and civic organizations. The Greater Los Angeles Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 award winners are:

--Emerging Growth - David Lord, President and CEO, RazorGator Interactive Group

--Financial Services - Edward Wedbush, President and CEO, Wedbush Morgan Securities

--Technology & Services - Ming Hsieh, Chairman, President and CEO, Cogent Systems

--Media & Entertainment - Steven Foster, President, Lucky Strike Entertainment

--Retail & Consumer Products - Isaac Shepher, President, Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc.

--Supporter of Entrepreneurship - G. Bradford Jones, Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures

"Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and determination necessary to achieve success," said Tony Radaich, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program director for Greater Los Angeles. "Ernst & Young is proud of its 20-year history in recognizing and supporting these outstanding leaders and their companies."

Greater Los Angeles award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 18, 2006. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and continues to recognize the leaders and visionaries who are creating and building world-class businesses. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards is nationally sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In Los Angeles, local sponsors include the Los Angeles Business Journal; Marsh; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker; Scherzer International; and Union Bank.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards

The Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries.

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