EY has announced its 2015 Entrepreneur of The Year Award Southwest winners, which it honored at a black-tie gala on June 27 at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas.
The winners, who were selected by an independent judging panel comprised of past winners and regional business leaders, represent myriad industries and boast impressive entrepreneurial successes in their respective fields. You can learn more about them, as well as all the awards program finalists, in the July/August 2015 issue of D CEO.
EY named two “iconic” award winners this year: Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of American Airlines Group, and Glenn Beck, founder and CEO of Mercury Radio Arts. Parker, who joined American in 1986, was honored for his successful orchestration of mergers in 2005 and 2013 that grew Fort Worth-based American into the world’s largest airline. Beck was recognized for his entrepreneurial efforts in the media, which include founding multimedia production company Mercury Radio Arts and producing content for television, radio, publishing, the Internet, and the stage.
In addition to Parker and Beck, here are the 2015 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest award winners, and the industry-designated categories in which they are recognized:
Consumer Products
- Andrew Philipp, Jeremy Rincon, and Robby Whites, co-founders, Clarus Glassboards LLC
Emerging Consumer
- John Reardon, founder and CEO, Deep Ellum Brewing Co.
Emerging Technology
- Mark Dubrow, president and CEO, Onyx Payments
Energy
- Greg Lanham, CEO, FTS International
Family Business
- Roland Dickey Jr., CEO, Dickey’s Barbecue
Financial Services
- Scott Everett, president and founder, Supreme Lending
Health Services
- Rick Allen, president and CEO, Paragon Healthcare Inc.
Hospitality
- Randy Gier, Chief Eating Officer, Rave Restaurant Group
Innovation
- Amber Venz Box, president and co-founder, and Baxter Box, CEO and co-founder, rewardStyle
Real Estate and Construction
- Ron Ross, chairman and CEO; Gary Swan, vice president and CFO; Daniel Tinker, president and COO; and John Davis, vice president and general counsel, SRS Distribution Inc.
Services
- John Watters, chairman and CEO, iSIGHT Partners
Technology/Telecomm
- Chris MacFarland, CEO, Masergy Communications Inc.
The regional award winners are eligible to be considered for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national program, whose award recipients will be announced at an annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, in November.
