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MMC President & CEO - Cynthia Latsko to Interview for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards!

On April 7 at 9:30 a.m. Ernst & Young will be on-site at MMC Pittsburgh to interview MMC President and CEO, Cindy Latsko for their Entrepreneur Of The Year awards!   Congratulations and Good Luck Cindy!

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) program is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. Founded in 1986, this year-long program is the only global business recognition program held on 6 continents, in more than 50 countries and in over 135 cities. Entrepreneur Of The Year honors entrepreneurs whose vision, courage and achievements have sustained successful, growing business ventures.

There are 26 regional programs within the United States. Each program has 5-8 categories with one award recipient per category. Each of those regional winners is automatically entered into the National EOY Program and inducted into the EOY Hall of Fame. The National awards banquet takes place November 9-13, 2011 in Palm Springs, CA. One overall winner is then selected to compete in the World competition which takes place in Monte Carlo in May 2012.
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