Day & Zimmermann CEO Hal Yoh Wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 Award for Master Entrepreneur in Greater Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—June 30, 2008—Day & Zimmermann, a nationally recognized provider of diversified services and outsourcing solutions for government and commercial customers, today announced that the company’s chairman and CEO Harold L. Yoh, III, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2008 award in the Master Entrepreneur category for Greater Philadelphia.
According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Hal Yoh was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Loews Hotel on Thursday, June 26, 2008.
“I am extremely honored to have received this prestigious award from Ernst & Young,” said Mr. Yoh. “It is a testament to the exciting growth and vitality of our business and I look forward to representing both Day & Zimmermann and the Greater Philadelphia region at the upcoming national competition.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® awards celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
Under Yoh’s leadership, Day & Zimmermann has grown into a $2.2 billion international company active in engineering and construction services, government services, munitions, power services, security services and talent and outsourcing services, delivered across a vast spectrum of public and private industries. Outside of his leadership role at Day & Zimmermann, Yoh is chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association board of directors; an executive committee member, board member, and past chair of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; a board member of WHYY; and a member of numerous boards and committees for Duke University.
As a Greater Philadelphia award winner, Mr. Yoh is now eligible for consideration in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 National program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 15, 2008. 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.
ABOUT DAY & ZIMMERMANN
Day & Zimmermann accelerates customer success by delivering diversified services. Operating from more than 150 worldwide locations with 2.2 Billion USD in revenues, the Day & Zimmermann family of companies employs 24,000 professionals and is currently ranked as one of the largest private companies in America by Forbes and is a former winner of the U.S. National Family Business of the Year award. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Day & Zimmermann companies today provide architectural-engineering-construction services, power plant maintenance, modification and specialty services, security services, staffing services, and validation services to businesses and government agencies, and munitions production, equipment maintenance and facilities management services to the Department of Defense.
