| EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Entrepreneurship |
| Sponsored by | Ernst & Young |
| Date | 1986 |
| Presented by | Ernst & Young |
| Website | ey.com/entrepreneur-of-the-year |
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year previously Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an annual award program sponsored by Ernst & Young in recognition of entrepreneurship. Founded in 1986 in Milwaukee as a single award, programs now run in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 60 countries.[1]
Country and territory-level programs begin with nomination[2] of entrepreneurs who demonstrate specific criteria. The award may be given to multiple individuals per year; for example, in the U.S. and other countries, there are multiple regional and category winners, such as for retail and consumer products, technology, family business, energy, chemical and mining, food products and services, real estate, hospitality, and construction, financial services, digital media, and transformational.[3] For each country, however, only one company and its leader(s) is recognized as the overall award winner.[4]
Since 1986, over 10,000 founders, CEOs and business leaders have received awards.[5] averaging 400 recipients annually.
EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year
Since 2001, the overall country winners from EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programs around the world have gathered in Monte Carlo, Monaco the first week of every June for EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Dubbed "the ultimate global competition and event for entrepreneurs," each year's class of country winners are reviewed by an independent judging panel of business leaders and previous award recipients.[6]
The judges for EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 were Chair of Judges Hernan Kazah, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Kaszek Ventures (Argentina); George Hongchoy, Executive Director and CEO, Link Asset Management Limited (Hong Kong and China); Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Xtreme Solutions, Inc. (USA); Susan Chong, Founder and President, Greenpac Pte Ltd. (Singapore); Noëlla Coursaris Musunka, Founder and CEO, Malaika (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Michèle Sioen, CEO, Sioen Industries (Belgium); Rafał Brzoska, CEO, InPost Group (Poland); and JungJin SEO, Honorary Chairman, Celltrion Group (South Korea).[7]
21st century recipients
Other awards
Periodically, global leaders are bestowed awards during the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year award gala in Monaco.
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Social Entrepreneurship Award
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Social Impact and Social Entrepreneurship awards recognize the achievements of leaders whose legacies have had global impact in areas such as sustainability. This award is peer-selected by EOY alumni that form the Global Alumni Council. Recipients of this award are considered EOY alumni.[14]
| Year | Winner(s) | Company | Country | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Selim Bassoul | Bassoul Dignity Foundation | Lebanon | |
| 2018 | Andrew Forrest | Fortescue Metals Group | Australia | [14] |
| 2019 | Liu Jiren | Neusoft | China | [15] |
| 2021 | His Majesty, King Charles III (formerly HRH, The Prince of Wales) | British Monarchy | United Kingdom | [16] |
| 2022 | Stella McCartney CBE | Stella McCartney Cares | United Kingdom | [17] |
References
- ↑ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programs". United States: Ernst & Young.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur Of The Year nomination". eoy.ey.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ "Meet NY award recipients". Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. United States: Ernst & Young. 2013.
- ↑ "US winners". Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. United States: EY. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "Visit the Hall of Fame". Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. United States: EY. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur of the Year". United States: EY. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14.
- ↑ "EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 judging panel". www.ey.com/weoy.
- ↑ "EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Winners". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ "Matrix chief among award winners". The West Australian. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "AI software founder wins world entrepreneur award". Financial Times. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "Celltrion chairman selected as entrepreneur of year". koreatimes. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "CEO of Argentina-based Aleph Group named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "Doris Hsu from Taiwan named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2023". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- 1 2 "EY honors Andrew Forrest with 2018 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Alumni Social Impact Award". Ernst & Young. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "Dr. Liu Jiren honored with 2019 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Alumni Award for Societal Impact" Ernst & Young, EY.com. 6 June 2019.
- ↑ EY. "JungJin SEO from South Korea named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2021". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ Tanti, Cassandra (2022-06-10). "EY returns to Monaco for Entrepreneur of the Year Awards". Monaco Life. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
External links
Media related to Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Wikimedia Commons- "EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award winners" Ernst & Young, EY.com.