Ernst & Young Announces Massey Services Chairman And CEO Harvey L. Massey As The Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award Recipient in Florida

Online, June 20, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Ernst & Young LLP announced that Harvey L. Massey, Chairman and CEO of Massey Services, Inc., the fifth largest pest management and largest family-owned company in the industry, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the Services category in Florida. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Harvey Massey was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a special gala on June 14, 2012 at the Hilton Orlando.

"It is truly an honor and an incredible compliment to the management staff and team members of our company to be recognized for this award. I accept this award on their behalf," said Mr. Massey. "The 27 consecutive years of profitable growth and success of our company have required a great deal of hard work, commitment and dedication from our team members and we couldn't be more proud of them."

Now in its 26th year, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has honored the inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, Michael Dell of Dell Inc., Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines, Fred Smith of FedEx, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Richard Schulze of Best Buy, Andrew Mason of Groupon, Mindy Grossman of HSN, Inc., Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, to name a few.

As a Florida award recipient, Harvey Massey is now eligible for consideration for the National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012® Award. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the National Entrepreneur Of The Year® Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, Cali. on November 17, 2012. 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.

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Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored in the United States by SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Florida platinum sponsors include Carlton Fields, Fifth Third Bank, Tribridge and Vaco; silver sponsors RFB Communications Group and Scherzer International and media sponsor Smart Business Network.

About Massey Services
Based in Orlando, Fla., Massey Services is one of the nation's largest and most respected service companies. Celebrating its 27th year in business, Massey Services and its subsidiary organizations employ over 1,300 team members and operate over 1,100 vehicles providing residential and commercial pest prevention, termite protection, landscape and irrigation services to more than 350,000 customers from Service Centers throughout Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. For more information about Massey Services, please visit www.masseyservices.com.

About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the 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, 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 140 cities in more than 50 countries.

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