Corporate Leaders Receive Fifteenth Annual Emerald Asset Management “E-3 Awards”
February 09 2015 - 10:19AM
Business Wire
Alnylam, Apogee, Proofpoint, CareKinesis
Executives Recognized
The chief executive officers of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:
ALNY), Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ: APOG), Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PFPT) and CareKinesis (privately held) have been named as the
recipients of the fifteenth annual “E-3 Awards,” presented by
Emerald Asset Management at the 22nd Annual Emerald Groundhog Day
Investment Forum, held in Philadelphia on February 5, 2015.
Joseph Besecker, President of Emerald Asset Management said, “We
created this unique award to recognize leaders who epitomize the
qualities that are inherent in the most successful business leaders
– qualities that reflect an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment
to excellence,” adding, “The award’s name – E-3 – reflects these
criteria: the Emerald Entrepreneurial and Excellence Award.” Joseph
Garner, Director of Research for Emerald, said, “These leaders have
taken risks and fueled innovation. They have created jobs and built
companies. They have bested their competitors and rewarded their
employees and shareholders. They are leaders in every sense of the
word.”
Through an intensive multi-faceted process, Emerald’s team of
research analysts and portfolio managers identified corporate
leaders who have demonstrated:
- A creative “outside the box” approach
to corporate achievement;
- An entrepreneurial approach that
maximizes human initiative;
- A corporate culture that promotes
personal and corporate excellence;
- A demonstrated record of
accomplishment: creating jobs, stimulating growth, and enhancing
shareholder value; and
- An ability to effectively identify and
adapt cutting-edge technologies and processes.
The 2015 winners of the E-3 Award are:
Public Company Executive
Award:
- Dr. John Maraganore, Chief Executive
Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY)
Public Company Science & Technology
Executive Award:
- Gary L. Steele, Chief Executive
Officer, Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT)
Green Company Executive
Award:
- Joseph F. Puishys, President &
Chief Executive Officer, Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:
APOG)
Warren "Pete" Musser Private Company
Executive Award:
- Dr. Calvin H. Knowlton CEO, Chairman
and Founder, CareKinesis, Inc.
Presented by Emerald Asset Management, Groundhog Day Investment
Forum sponsors include Pepper Hamilton LLP, Sturdivant & Co.,
Janney Capital Markets, Trout, Ebersole & Groff LLP, Boenning
& Scattergood and Greentree. The first Emerald Investment Forum
was held in 1994 and has grown to become the definitive yearly
kick-off conference for investors focusing on small- and mid-cap
companies.
Founded in 1991, Emerald Asset Management, Inc. is a diversified
investment management company that operates through its
subsidiaries Emerald Advisers, Inc., Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers
Trust, Emerald Separate Account Management, LLC, Emerald Fixed
Income Advisers, LLC and Emerald Direct Lending Advisers, LLC.
Assets managed by these companies totaled over $3.2 billion as of
December 31, 2014. “Driven by Research,” Emerald employs an intense
fundamental, research-focused investment philosophy and focuses
primarily on growth-oriented equity investing and high-quality
disciplined fixed-income investing.
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