OtterBox CEO Named Ernst & Young Finalist

Curt Richardson, OtterBox® founder and CEO, was selected as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Mountain Desert region award finalist. Richardson was selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

“It’s certainly an honor to be a finalist, but the honor is for OtterBox,” Richardson said. “One person can’t achieve recognition like this. It takes a whole company.”

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, recognizing business leaders in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries across the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year overall National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, Calif., on November 12, 2011. The awards are 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 November 9 to 13, 2011.

About OtterBox:

Built upon fundamentals of hard work, innovation and perseverance, OtterBox is a leader in the production of premier protective solutions for global handheld manufacturers, wireless carriers and distributors.

Incorporating creativity and cutting-edge design into every product, OtterBox creates sleek and durable cases that offer reliable device protection to complement any lifestyle.

OtterBox was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colo.

For more information, visit www.otterbox.com or call 888-695-8820. We’ve Got Technology Covered.

XLN Telecom CEO wins regional award for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Christian Nellemann, Group CEO of XLN Telecom Ltd – the UK’s leading provider of telecoms services for small business – has been named a winner in the Business Services category of the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for the London & South region.

A hundred and thirteen business leaders from across the UK were short-listed as regional finalists and winners will now go on to vie for the title Ernst & Young UK Overall Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 at a ceremony held in London in October.

XLN Telecom specialises in providing small businesses high quality, low-cost fixed-line, mobile and internet services. Today it has over 125,000 customers. Co-founded by Christian Nellemann in 2002, XLN Telecom now employs 145 staff at its Vauxhall head-office and has a turnover in excess of £54 million per annum, having grown by 36% in 2009.

Christian Nellemann, founder and Group CEO of XLN, said:
“I am delighted to have won against tough competition in the London region – and look forward to the national awards in October. Entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in XLN and this award recognises the strength of our team, their dedication and commitment to providing unrivalled customer service at unbeatable prices”.

Sponsored in the UK by Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates people who build and lead successful, growing and dynamic businesses; recognising them through regional, national and global awards programmes in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.