CEO of New Orleans commercial contracting firm chosen from 30 Gulf Coast finalists

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (June 20, 2016)  – EY recently announced that Wesley Palmisano, CEO of Palmisano, a New Orleans commercial contracting firm, received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Award in the industrial services and construction category in the Gulf Coast Area. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award program. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Palmisano was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a special gala event at the Hilton Americas - Houston on June 16, 2016.

“It is a huge honor to be chosen as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year from such a distinguished group of finalists. I’d like to thank EY for acknowledging the hard work and dedication of all the finalists. Palmisano is a service provider; with our success 100 percent dependent on our people.  The biggest victory for the company over the past three years is not the projects we have built; but the talent we have assembled because our team is the company’s greatest asset. I’d also like to thank my wife Annie, who provides me with unwavering support as we work to take Palmisano to the next level,” said Palmisano. 

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