Today EY announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Florida Program, including 14 South Florida entrepreneurs. The prestigious awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. The business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. The 14 finalists from South Florida by category are:
Distribution and Manufacturing
Angel Alvarez – ABB Optical, Coral Springs, FL
Financial Services
Jorge Gonsalez – City National Bank of Florida, Miami, FL
Kent Ellert – Florida Community Bank, Weston, FL
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Nestor Plana – Independent Living Systems, Miami, FL
Armando Bardisa – SMP Pharmacy Solutions, Miami, FL
Amy Tseng – TissueTech, Inc., Doral, FL
Hospitality & Leisure
Michelle Fee – Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, Coral Springs, FL
Sergey Petrossov – JetSmarter, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rodger Bloss – Vantage Hospitality Group, Coral Springs, FL
Media, Entertainment & Communications
Jayson Dublin – Playwire, Deerfield Beach, FL
Real Estate & Construction
Vincent Signorello – Florida East Coast Industries, Coral Gables, FL
Dagan Kasavana – Phoenix Tower International, Boca Raton, FL
Retail and Consumer Products
Mario Murgado – Brickell Motors, Miami, FL
Services
Ellen Latham – Orangetheory Fitness, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Award recipients will be announced at a black-tie awards gala onJune 9, 2016, at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida.