BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EY today announced that Black Duck CEO Lou Shipley is a semifinalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Award in the New England program. The awards program, which is celebrating its 30th year, recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Shipley was selected as a semifinalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 23, 2016, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
“Innovative, high-performing and personally committed are all words I’d use to describe my colleagues at Black Duck. Being singled out for those traits as a semifinalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is personally rewarding, of course, and it is also a reflection of the excellence that characterizes Black Duck as a company,” said Shipley.
Black Duck’s industry-leading products automate the processes of securing and managing open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, open source license compliance and operational risk. The company is based in Burlington, MA.
Now in its 30th year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 19, 2016. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced
by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by
SAP America, Merrill Corporation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation.
In New England, sponsors also include fama PR, Goodwin Procter, the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Nixon Peabody, True, Chatham Financial, Empire Valuation, Morgan Lewis, and T3 Advisors.
About Black Duck Software
Organizations worldwide use Black
Duck Software’s industry-leading products to automate the processes of
securing and managing open source software, eliminating the pain related
to security vulnerabilities, open source license compliance and
operational risk. Black Duck is headquartered in Burlington, MA, and has
offices in San Jose, CA, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and
Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.
About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®
EY Entrepreneur Of The
Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs.
The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages
entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the
contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership
and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind,
Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading
successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through
regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in
more than 60 countries.
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