Fortress Paper Ltd. recently congratulated Chad Wasilenkoff, Chief Executive Officer, Fortress Paper on being named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year, Pacific Region.
The awards ceremony held on Tuesday, September 28th in Vancouver recognized entrepreneurs in eight categories and an overall Pacific region winner. Chad Wasilenkoff received the award in the manufacturing category and was ultimately awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific Region.
"Chad is a shining example of how our British Columbia entrepreneurs are demonstrating they're not afraid of the shake-up of an economic downturn," said Fred Withers, Director of Entrepreneur of the Year for the Pacific region. "Instead, Chad saw an opportunity to up the competitive ante by focusing on innovation, enhancing Fortress' presence in new markets, and ultimately emerging stronger than ever before."
