Michael W. Morgan of StarTek, Inc. Honored With Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.Business Editors & Technology Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001 StarTek, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SRT (1) (Source Routing Transparent) An IEEE-standard that provides bridging between Ethernet and Token Ring networks. Ethernet LANs use transparent bridging, and Token Ring LANs use source route bridging (SRB). ) announced today that Michael W. Morgan, Vice-Chairman, Co-Founder, and former 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. , received the 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) award for the Rocky Mountain region The Rocky Mountain Region is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in western North America (Canada and the United States) delineated by Armen Takhtajan and Robert F. Thorne. in the services category. Award recipients were honored at a banquet on June 28 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Now, Mr. Morgan will join other regional winners to participate in Ernst & Young's National Entrepreneur Of The Year program. Finalists and winners of the national award will be announced in Palm Springs on November 17, 2001. Accepting the award for Entrepreneur of the Year, Michael Morgan thanked his family, his co-founders and the entire StarTek family for 14 successful years. "A tremendous amount of dedication, commitment, and hard work is required to take a company from a start up to a New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. listed public company. There is no way one man can do this alone. The sacrifices and support of my family and the extraordinary work ethic of StarTek associates have produced a successful company of which I am very proud. I am honored to accept this award on behalf of everyone at StarTek." The Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes business leaders who have demonstrated outstanding success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Rocky Mountain's award recipients were selected by an independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
About the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program The Entrepreneur of the Year program is founded and produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young. The program is co-sponsored nationally by USA Today, CNN, The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. |
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