Ernst & Young Announced Winner of Russia Entrepreneur of Year Award
OREANDA-NEWS On 26 November was announced, that the winner of the Russia Entrepreneur of the Year Award is Sergey Vykhodtsev, CEO of VELLE.
The winner of the Russia Entrepreneur Of The Year Award held by Ernst & Young has been selected. Sergey Vykhotsev of St. Petersburg was presented with the award at a ceremony on 20 November in Moscow. The national award winner will represent Russia at the international final ceremony, which will take place in Monte Carlo in May 2009.
In 2004 Sergey set up a company called VELLE as a logical follow up to his previous projects, Invite and Bystrov. The company is involved in developing, manufacturing and marketing bio-oat products based on Karelian recipes. It currently holds licenses to produce bio-oat products and a number of trademarks in 12 European countries. VELLE has offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Amsterdam.
The independent jury also selected winners in the following nominations:
Business Innovations: Sergey Vykhodtsev
VELLE, St. Petersburg
Information Technology: Natalya Kasperskaya
Kaspersky Laboratory, Moscow
Infrastructure and Technology: Yury Biakov
B-A-C, Moscow
Master of Business: Evgeny Ivanov
Polus Zoloto, Moscow
Young Entrepreneur: Anton Titov
Obuv Rossii, Novosibirsk
Consumer Products: Tigran Nerissian
Borodino Group, Moscow
Manufacturing: Leonid Alekhin
Kazanorgsyntez, Kazan
Small and Medium Business Regional Leader: Ildar Rakhimov
Almacom, Sterlitamak
Retail Chains: Vladimir Sadovin
Azbuka Vkusa, Moscow
Trade: Vitaly Panferov
Trade House Tsaritsyno, Moscow
Services: Grigory Kulikov
MIEL Holding, Moscow
Successful Small Business: Mikhail Ivanov
Mann, Ivanov and Ferber Publishing House, Moscow
Special award of the jury 'Strategic Business Leader': Vladimir Busygin
Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Nizhnekamsk
Special award of the jury 'Successful Media Business': Alexander Akopov
AMEDIA, Moscow
Special award of the jury 'Successful Family Business': Natalya Voskoboinikova
Chernovsky Khleb – retail chain, Miass
"Our competition is more than just awards," said Andrey Pozhalov, director of the Russian Entrepreneur Of The Year program. "It is a forum which attracts bright and talented individuals, who use it to share their experience and their success stories with the business community. In holding the international contest, we strive to bring together entrepreneurs in a truly global business community. The competition thus promotes a more favorable business image of a Russian entrepreneur in the world, and the contestants are making an invaluable contribution. The international final ceremony will take place in Monte Carlo in May 2009 with representatives from 50 countries. An independent jury comprising the national award winners of the previous years will announce the person whose entrepreneurship, vision and business achievements distinguish them as the world entrepreneur of the year."
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