Global LT, a leading provider of Language & Cultural Training, Translation and Expatriate Destination Services, today announced that Hortensia Albertini, Owner and President, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award in the Services category.
Global LT, a leading provider of Language & Cultural Training, Translation and Expatriate Destination Services, today announced that Hortensia Albertini, Owner and President, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award in the Services category. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Hortensia Albertini was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the MGM Grand on June 9, 2011.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Past award winners have included Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc., Maxine Clark of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone Inc., Matt Szulik of Red Hat, Inc., and last year’s national winner, Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Capital Partners, Inc.
As a Michigan and Northwest Ohio award winner, Hortensia Albertini is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, 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 9–13, 2011.
In Michigan and Northwest Ohio, sponsors include Charter One, Foley & Lardner LLP., Smart Business, University of Michigan – Dearborn, Grand Valley State University Seidman College of Business, Hermanoff Public Relations and News/Talk 760 WJR Radio.
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