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Dynamic Materials' President and CEO Yvon Cariou Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award Winner in the Rocky Mountain Region
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Manufacturing & Energy Category
| Source: Dynamic Materials Corp.
BOULDER, CO--(Marketwire - June 25, 2008) - Dynamic Materials Corporation (DMC) (NASDAQ : BOOM ), the world's leading provider of explosion-welded clad metal plates,
today announced that Yvon P. Cariou, the company's president and chief
executive officer, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
2008 Award in the Manufacturing and Energy category in the Rocky Mountain
Region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding
entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses.
Mr. Cariou was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award
was presented at an event at the Belmar Center on June 19, 2008.
"I am truly honored to have received this award," Cariou said. "This
recognition really belongs to everyone on the Dynamic Materials team whose
creativity, enthusiasm and hard work has helped position DMC as the world's
dominant player in our industry."
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 22nd
anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have
demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial
performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
"Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding business leaders such as
Yvon Cariou," said Jim Wilson, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year
Program Director for the Rocky Mountain Region. "Winners of the
Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute a
great deal to the communities around them. Their success helps our area
grow stronger."
As a Rocky Mountain Region award winner, Cariou is now eligible for
consideration for 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
Nov. 15, 2008. The awards are the concluding portion of the Strategic
Growth Forum, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth,
market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year
awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP as
a national sponsor. Rocky Mountain Region sponsors include Marsh and
Scherzer. Local sponsors include Faegre & Benson, Clifton Gunderson,
LeGrand Hart and the Denver Business Journal.
About Dynamic Materials Corporation
Based in Boulder, Colorado, Dynamic Materials Corporation is a leading
international metalworking company. Its products, which are typically used
in industrial capital projects, include explosion-welded clad metal plates
and other metal fabrications for use in a variety of industries, including
oil and gas, petrochemicals, alternative energy, hydrometallurgy, aluminum
production, shipbuilding, power generation, industrial refrigeration and
similar industries. The Company operates three business segments:
Explosive Metalworking, which uses proprietary explosive processes to fuse
different metals and alloys; Oilfield Products, which manufactures, markets
and sells oilfield perforating equipment and explosives; and AMK Welding,
which utilizes various technologies to weld components for use in
power-generation turbines, as well as commercial and military jet engines.
For more information, visit the Company's websites at
http://www.dynamicmaterials.com and
http://www.dynaenergetics.de.
About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
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business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the
unique 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, Ernst & Young 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 135 cities in 50 countries.
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