Walker Edison’s Brad Bonham, CEO Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2015 Award Finalist

Furniture World News Desk on 4/30/2015

EY recently announced that CEO Brad Bonham of Walker Edison is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Utah Region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Bonham was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 6, 2015 at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.

“This nomination is a unexpected honor,” states Brad Bonham CEO of Walker Edison. “In a year when our company is taking exceptional steps forward with double digit revenue growth, I recognize my personal success is due to the extraordinary management team I call family.” Walker Edison, a new generation of RTA manufacturer, is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a family owned business, currently directed by the second generation. It manufactures a wide range of home entertainment, home office, casual dining, occasional, outdoor living and youth bedroom furniture products. Walker Edison covers all style categories ranging from traditional, transitional, contemporary to modern industrial. Specialists in drop-ship to the consumer, it sells through e-commerce and traditional retailers.

Now in its 29th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 14, 2015. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors: Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America.

In the Utah Region, sponsors also include Corporate Staging Resources, LLC, Digital Bytes Production & Design, Diversified Insurance Group, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Scherzer International, Strong & Hanni Law Firm, and The Summit Group Communications.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®: EY 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 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

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