Henrik Stamm Kristensen, President of PREMIUM INGREDIENTS, has been declared winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Award in Levante region including Valencia and Murcia. This Award is organized by Ernst & Young in collaboration with IESE Business School and BNP Paribas. The act was celebrated last Thursday, 20th october 2011.

Using the words of Juan Antonio Soto, Managing Director of Ernst & Young in Valencia, “Henrik Stamm Kristensen is an example on how innovation and the development of new markets are two key aspects necessary to face the current crisis successfully”.

Henrik Stamm Kristensen is finalist for the National Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Award that will be celebrated on 16th February 2012 in Madrid. He will compete with other 19 finalists coming from the rest of Spain. The winner of the National Award will become finalist for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award and competing with other 50 national winners coming from countries around all the world for the 2011 prize.

About the Award Entrepreneur Of The Year

The main objective of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award, which this year celebrates its 16th edition, is the public recognition of the contribution that entrepreneurial companies make to generate employment and wealth, as well as a reward for great entrepreneurship in the sense of innovation and  continuous improvements without forgetting social commitment of companies.