2009 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year

2009 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year announced in Monte Carlo

Cao Dewang. Chairman. Fuyao Glass Industry Group has been named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2009.

Michael Hill represented New Zealand at the prestigious awards in Monte Carlo.

Sunday 31 May 2009 - Cao Dewang. Chairman. Fuyao Glass Industry Group has been named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2009. Fuyao Glass makes windscreens and other glass products for cars and commands a market share in excess of 50% in China. The company is ranked fourth in the industry globally.

Michael Hill, founder of Michael Hill International, was at the awards in Monte Carlo representing New Zealand. Hill joined country winners from 50 countries around the world to meet the international independent panel of judges and to be inducted into the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame.

Jon Hooper, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Director for New Zealand, commented from Monte Carlo "Cao Dewang is a deserving winner. He demonstrated all the qualities of leadership, vision, and business acumen one would expect as a world business leader."

"Attending the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monte Carlo is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with other incredible innovators and business leaders. It is Ernst & Young’s opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate these talented and dynamic people who are contributing to the world economy and to society in so many ways,” says Hooper.
This year, the World Entrepreneur Of The Year judging panel was chaired by J. Christer Ericsson, founder of the JCE Group, and a country Entrepreneur Of The Year judge for Sweden.

Entries are now open for New Zealand’s 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year, which will be announced at an award banquet on 22 October 2009.

Potential entrants can register their interest at www.ey.com/nz. OR contact Ernst & Young for more information on +64 9 308 1071, or by email on entrepreneur@nz.ey.com. Applications close on 10 July 2009.

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