Award recognizes entrepreneurial excellence in healthcare
category
LISLE, IL,
June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Ernst
& Young LLP announced that Mark
Thierer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SXC Health
Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXCI) (TSX: SXC), a leading provider of
pharmacy benefit management services and healthcare information
technology solutions to the healthcare benefit management industry,
received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
2012 Award in the healthcare category in the Midwest. 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. Thierer was selected by an independent panel of
judges, and the award was presented at a special gala on
June 21, 2012 at the Hilton Chicago
Hotel.
"An entrepreneurial spirit is the key driver behind SXC's
success in growing from an $80
million to a $5 billion
company in just five years, and I am tremendously honored and
humbled to receive such a prestigious award from Ernst &
Young," said Thierer. "SXC has become a magnet for talent, and this
award would not have been possible without the dedication,
creativity, and passion that every employee brings to their work
here every day. I am proud to lead such an outstanding team, as
well as to be a part of the very elite group of entrepreneurs who
have received this distinction."
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, and many more.
As a Midwest award winner, Thierer is now eligible for
consideration for the National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award.
Award winners 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, California, 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.
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.
In the Midwest region, sponsors include ManpowerGroup, Winston
& Strawn LLP, Benefitdecisions, PNC Bank, Smart Business
magazine and Becker Professional Education. Locally, the program is
sponsored by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, WBBM Newsradio
780 and 105.9 FM and MK Communications.
About SXC Health Solutions Corp.
SXC Health Solutions Corp. is a leading provider of pharmacy
benefit management ("PBM") services and healthcare information
technology solutions to the healthcare benefit management industry.
SXC's product offerings and solutions combine a wide range of PBM
services and software applications, application service provider
processing services and professional services, designed for many of
the largest organizations in the pharmaceutical supply chain, such
as health plans, employers, federal, provincial, and, state and
local governments, pharmacy benefit managers, retail pharmacy
chains and other healthcare intermediaries. SXC is headquartered in
Lisle, Ill., with multiple
locations in the U.S. and Canada.
For more information please visit www.sxc.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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SOURCE SXC Health Solutions Corp.