CHICAGO, May 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MSDSonline announces that President & CEO Glenn Trout was selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the Midwest region. EY refers to the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited; its awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 18 at Navy Pier in Chicago.
About the nomination, Trout said, "This is a tremendous honor for me, my executive team and everyone at MSDSonline who has worked to make our company an industry leader. Providing environmental, health and safety solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of business of all sizes is a job we take seriously, and today we take pride in having our success recognized alongside an elite group of Midwest companies and their leaders."
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program, where award winners will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15, 2014.
About MSDSonline
Founded in 1996 and based in Chicago, MSDSonline is a leading provider of cloud-based EH&S compliance solutions, offering products and services for managing safety data sheets, reporting workplace incidents, training employees and administering other critical EH&S information. The company's mission is to provide sustainable solutions that help customers improve employee safety, streamline compliance recordkeeping and reduce potential exposures to workplace hazards and risks. MSDSonline has been recognized for six years on Inc. magazine's list of America's 5,000 fastest-growing private companies for the last two years on Forbes Inner City 100 list of the fastest growing inner city companies. More information is available online at www.MSDSonline.com and on the official company blog at www.MSDSonline.com/blog. MSDSonline is an ICG (Nasdaq:ICGE) company.
About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ and EY
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. 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. EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.