BioWare’s Joint CEOs Win Entrepreneur of the Year Award

BioWare has updated their official website with the news that Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, BioWare’s Joint CEOs, accepted the Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award in Calgary, Alberta yesterday. You can find the official press release right here.

 Wednesday September 26, 1:00 am Eastern Time

Press Release

SOURCE: Ernst & Young

Great Ideas Endure: Prairies’ Entrepreneurs Honoured

James S. Kinnear Named as Prairies’ Top Entrepreneur at the Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards

CALGARY, Sept. 26 /CNW/ – James S. Kinnear, President of Pengrowth Energy Trust, has been named as the Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year in Prairies. Pengrowth Energy Trust is a Canadian oil and gas producer and one of North America’s largest energy trusts.

Kinnear was among 11 award recipients in nine categories who received honours tonight at the Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards ceremonies held at the Telus Convention Centre. The Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards is in its eighth year in Canada and is the pre- eminent business awards recognition showcase worldwide.

“Jim Kinnear’s vision, ambition and tenacity toward achieving business excellence make him an outstanding representative of entrepreneurialism across this region and this country,” said John Murphy, Director, Prairies’ Entrepreneur Of The Year and Office Managing Partner, Calgary, Ernst & Young. “We’re proud to honour his success and his ongoing contributions to the community and to our economy.”

The Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards recipients are:

	    Business-to-Business Products & Services

	    Jennifer Wood
	    Wood Group of Companies
	    (beef cattle feeding, brokering, financing, supply management, financial
	    risk management, and professional animal health reporting)
	    Edmonton, Alberta

	    Business-to-Consumer Products & Services

	    Leo Ledohowski
	    Canad Corporation
	    (hotel entertainment, accommodation, beverages, amusement centres)
	    Winnipeg, Manitoba

	    E-Business

	    Chuck Loewen
	    Online Business Systems
	    (professional consulting regarding e-business strategies and solutions)
	    Winnipeg, Manitoba

	    Emerging Entrepreneur

	    Daniel Weber and Garnette Weber
	    Itracks
	    (software developers for market research industry)
	    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

	    Energy/Natural Resources

	    James S. Kinnear
	    Pengrowth Energy Trust
	    (oil and gas producer, one of North America's largest energy trusts)
	    Calgary, Alberta

	    Manufacturing

	    Robert I. Silver
	    Western Glove Works Ltd.
	    (manufactures and distributes casual clothing)
	    Winnipeg, Manitoba

	    Professional / Financial Services

	    Randy Ward
	    Diversified Staffing Services Ltd.
	    (temporary office and industrial staffing, recruitment, and payroll and
	    benefits provider)
	    Calgary, Alberta

	    Software and Information Services

	    Raymond Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
	    BioWare Corp.
	    (electronic entertainment (video games) developer)
	    Edmonton, Alberta

	    Turnaround Entrepreneur

	    Harvey Sheydwasser
	    LogiCan Technologies Inc.
	    (electronic manufacturing services)
	    Edmonton, Alberta

Among the evening’s highlights, Arthur DeFehr received the Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year Lifetime Achievement award for outstanding entrepreneurial leadership as the President and CEO of Palliser Furniture. The Lifetime Achievement award is bestowed on individuals who exemplify entrepreneurialism of world-class calibre.

As the Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year in Prairies, James S. Kinnear will advance to the national level to compete with the Entrepreneurs Of The Year from the Pacific, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic regions for the title of Canada’s Entrepreneur Of The Year. In Spring 2002, Canada’s Entrepreneur Of The Year recipient will participate in the competition for the title of World Entrepreneur Of The Year.

A panel of independent judges chose The Ernst & Young 2001 Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Prairies’ recipients. The judges were: Brian Butlin, Director, President & CEO, Flint Energy Services Ltd.; Mike Duff, President & CEO, The Design Group Staffing Services Inc.; David Friesen, President & CEO, Friesens Corporation; Garnet Garven, Dean of Administration, University of Regina; Byron Osing, CEO, Launchworks Inc.; and Heather Shaw, Executive Chairwoman, Corus Entertainment Inc.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards, founded by Ernst & Young and nationally sponsored by Nasdaq, Global, Groupe TVA Inc., National Post, and La Presse, together with regional sponsors Western Economic Diversification, Business in Calgary, and The Calgary Herald, celebrates great entrepreneurs and heightens awareness of the economic effect of entrepreneurial ventures. Visit www.eoy.ca for more information about the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards.

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