Business & Tech
Aliso Viejo Titans of Industry Compete for Regional Award
Three Aliso Viejo CEOs have been nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year regional title.
Aliso Viejo is home to three of the 28 semi-finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 regional awards.
Charles Dunlop, CEO for Ambry Genetics, Olga Smirnova, CEO & Inna Kassatkina, President of Global Language Solutions and Dan Merkle, Chairman and CEO of Lexipol, LLC, have been recognized for their “extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.”
On May 3, nominees will meet with judges from a panel of Orange County business leaders including William Wang of Vizio and Andrew Policano of UCI's Paul Merage School of Business.
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“I just love my company. I know all of the people here. This company just grew out of the back seat of a car,” said Dunlop, CEO of Ambry Genetics a company that was built by scientists, genetic counselors and physicians to provide high quality research and development in the genetics industry. They also focus on the well being of their patient community, supporting the Mauli Ola Foundation—a non-profit organization that uses the benefits of surfing to help children with cystic fibrosis, autism and other genetic diseases.
The semi-finalists were selected from a group of 70 nominees. The regional finalists will be announced during a gala in Laguna Niguel on June 7. The winners will then be considered for the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year Program.
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THE SEMI-FINALISTS
- James Beck, CEO - Nature’s Best
- George Donaldson, CEO and President - Venvest Ballard and Candlelight Electric
- Bill Duehring, President - Felt Racing, LLC
- Charles Dunlop, CEO - Ambry Genetics
- Andy Fathollahi, CEO - Incipio
- Gary Green, President - Liberty Synergistics
- Heidi Golledge, CEO and President - CyberCoders
- Kunal Hinduja, President - ARQ
- India Hynes, CEO and President - Vinotemp Intl.
- Gary Jabara, CEO and President - Mobilitie, LLC
- Joe Kiani, Chairman and CEO - Masimo Corp.
- David Kim, Founder and Managing Partner - The Bascom Group
- Casey Kindiger, CEO and President - gen-E
- Luke Kupersmith, CEO and President - Source Consulting
- Michael Manclark, CEO - Leading Edge Aviation Services
- Jim McCluney, CEO - Emulex
- Dan Merkle, Chairman and CEO - Lexipol, LLC
- Mike Morhaime, CEO, President and Co-Founder - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
- Jonathan Ord, CEO - DealerSocket, Inc.
- Alessandro Pirozzi, Owner and Chef - Cucina Alessa
- John Raymont, Founder, CEO and President - Kurion, Inc.
- Michael Schwartz, Chairman and CEO - Strategic Capital Holdings, LLC
- Eyal Shahar, President - Online Trading Academy
- Olga Smirnova, CEO & Inna Kassatkina, President - Global Language Solutions
- Sherman Smith, CEO and President - Chambers Group, Inc.
- Mohan Tavorath, CEO - Walz Group
- Jeff Walker, President - Super D
- Andrew Wexler, CEO and President - Pali Mountain
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