Vendio Chief Executive Named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Finalist
Co-founder and CEO Rodrigo Sales has been chosen as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008
SAN MATEO, Calif. June 4, 2008 — Vendio Services, Inc. today announced today that co-founder and CEO Rodrigo Sales has been chosen as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award for the Northern California region. Sales was selected by a panel of independent judges based on individual excellence and corporate performance in four areas: vision, leadership, achievement, and social responsibility.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program celebrates 22 years of honoring entrepreneurs from all over the globe, and recognizes those who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year national program.
"I have always had a passion for entrepreneurship and a commitment to creating a business that fosters innovation and growth," said Rodrigo Sales, co-founder and CEO at Vendio Services. "To be chosen as a finalist for such a prestigious award is a testament to the entire Vendio team, and our continued dedication to providing today's online retailers with solutions that make their businesses more successful."
Vendio Services, Inc. is the leading provider of services that help merchants acquire customers and manage transactions online. Vendio has grown from one of eBay's first developer partners into an awardwinning innovator across the Web's leading marketplaces, recently celebrating its fifth continuous year of profitable growth.
Entrepreneur of the Year award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 21 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. For more information on the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, please visit www.ey.com.
About Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious 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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About Vendio
Vendio is a leader in eCommerce, providing hosted software-as-a-service (SAAS) solutions for merchants. Vendio's consumer offering, Dealio, is one of the top Web 2.0 shopping sites providing coupons, comparison shopping, and user generated deals. Dealio is a direct descendant of Auctionwatch, Vendio’s pioneering comparison shopping search engine for auctions created in 1998. Today Dealio provides some of the best bargains and product depth of any shopping site by leveraging the thousands of stores hosted by Vendio.Vendio was founded in January, 1999 and is the independent leader in multi-channel online sales. Each year, tens of thousands of merchants use Vendio's sales management and merchandising services to sell over $1.6 billion of merchandise on both their own branded stores as well as the Web's leading marketplaces such as eBay. Vendio is a profitable Silicon Valley startup which acquired the assets of long time competitor Andale in 2006. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Bucharest, Romania and Bangalore, India. Vendio is backed by Lighthouse Capital Partners and MVC Capital.
Vendio and Dealio are trademarks of Vendio Services, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners, without intent to infringe.
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