EY has announced that co-founders, Derek Harvey and Jonathan Gross, of FusionPKG, have received the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award in the Industry Disrupter category in the Southwest region. The award recognizes “entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities, while also transforming our world.” Harvey and Gross were selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a special gala event at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX on June 29th. 
 
Founded in 2004, FusionPKG is a total beauty solutions provider headquartered in Dallas, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Zhejiang, China. Combining both design and engineering expertise with consumer trend insight, FusionPKG says they provide beauty brands with state-of-the-art packaging and formulas to help them stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly fast-evolving industry. Leading beauty brand partners include Estee Lauder, Too Faced, Tarte, Rodan & Fields, Urban Decay, and Murad.
 
As Southwest award winners, Harvey and Gross are now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 National Awards. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, CA, on November 16, 2019. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
 
The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards were founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP. It is considered the world’s most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs. Since 1986, EY has honored entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, spirit of innovation and discipline have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and made a positive impact on their communities.