Ernst & Young Names 2011 Finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient for Entrepreneur Of the Year® Award in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – (May 12, 2011) – Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida finalists. This group of outstanding entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. The winners will be revealed at a gala event on Thursday, June 16 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

“These finalists create jobs in our area, encouraging community development and innovation in our broader economy,” said Patrick Gramling, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Florida program host and Strategic Growth Markets Leader for North Florida. “No matter who wins on June 16 we know one thing for sure – Florida is enriched by every one of these finalists.”

The Florida Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive officer, AutoNation, Inc., Fort Lauderdale.

Finalists by region and category are:

Central Florida

• Financial Services category – Peter R. Kassabov, Chairman and CEO, Digital Risk, LLC, Maitland
• Health Care category – Michael D. Means, President and CEO, Health First, Rockledge
• Real Estate and Construction Services category – John R. Jennings, President, CEO and COO, Waste Pro, Longwood

North Florida

• Business Services category – Andrew E. Harold, Jr., President, A. Harold and Associates, LLC, Jacksonville
• Consumer Services category – Matt Connell, President and CEO, Total Military Management, Inc., Jacksonville
• Financial Services category – Richard Kahlbaugh, President and CEO, Fortegra Financial Corporation, Jacksonville

South Florida

• Distribution and Manufacturing category – Neal Asbury, President, The Legacy Companies, Fort Lauderdale
• Distribution and Manufacturing category – Mark A. Llano, President and CEO, Source One Distributors, Inc., Wellington
• Emerging category – John J. Flynn, Founder, President and CEO, Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale
• Emerging category – Matias De Tezanos, Founder and CEO, BrokersWeb.com, Inc., Miami
• Financial Services category – Bob Castro, Founder and President, Bankers Healthcare Group, Inc., SouthWest Ranches
• Health Care category – James E. Patrick, CEO, National Healing Corporation, Boca Raton
• Health Care category – Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr., CEO, Continucare Corporation, Miami
• Real Estate and Construction Services category – James Donnelly, President and CEO, Castle Group, Plantation
• Real Estate and Construction Services category – Jose R. Mas, CEO, MasTec, Inc., Coral Gables
• Retail and Consumer Products category – Rick Case, Founder, Chairman and CEO , and Rita Case, Vice Chairman, Rick Case Automotive Group, Fort Lauderdale
• Retail and Consumer Products category – Zalmi Duchman, CEO, The Fresh Diet, North Miami
• Technology category – John Duffy, Founder and CEO, 3Cinteractive, Boca Raton
• Technology category – Will Fleming, CEO, MotionPoint Corporation, Coconut Creek

West Central Florida

• Business Services category – Michael K. Ferris, President and CEO, Valet Waste, LLC, Tampa
• Business Services category – David P. Lyons, Chairman, Saddle Creek Corporation, Lakeland
• Consumer Services category – Joseph Acebal and Richard Mikles, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Ideal Image Development Corporation, Tampa
• Consumer Services category – Nick Friedman, President, and Omar Soliman, CEO, College Hunks Hauling Junk, Tampa
• Distribution and Manufacturing category – A. D. “Sandy” MacKinnon, Founder and CEO, Yale Lift Trucks of Florida and Georgia, Tampa
• Emerging category – Bobby Harris, President and CEO, BlueGrace Logistics, Riverview
• Retail and Consumer Products category – Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSNi St. Petersburg
• Technology category – Ron Roma, CEO/Owner, Healthesystems, LLC, Tampa

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 Entrepreneur Of The Year Venture Capital Award of Excellence on a national level. The overall National U.S. winner then moves on to compete for the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award.

This year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program celebrates its 25^th anniversary. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries throughout the world. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

All regional honorees are invited to the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala, hosted by Jay Leno, on Nov. 12, 2011, in Palm Springs, Calif. The gala is the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, which will be held Nov. 9-13, 2011. For more information on the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, please visit www.ey.com/us/strategicgrowthforum.com.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Florida platinum sponsors include Carlton Fields, Fifth Third Bank and Tribridge; silver sponsor RFB Communications Group and media sponsor Smart Business Network.

Contact information

To make reservations for the Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards gala on June 16, please contact Beverly Eha, Ernst & Young Florida program manager at beverly.eha@ey.com or visit www.ey.com/us/florida_EOY by June 3. Tickets are $200 per person or $2,000 per table.

About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year

Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries.

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