Shirlee Sharkey
Shirlee Sharkey named finalist in Canada’s most prestigious business awards
Toronto, ON, August 22 – Shirlee Sharkey, president and CEO of Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC), has been selected as a finalist in the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
As President and Chief Executive Officer since 1992, Ms. Sharkey has provided progressive, visionary leadership for Saint Elizabeth Health Care – enabling the organization to evolve first as a major home care provider in Ontario, and then expand beyond client care to empower and support families, communities and health systems through consultation, knowledge sharing and applied research. Under her direction, the organization’s revenue has increased more than ten-fold; product lines have significantly expanded; and its number of service delivery centres has tripled. Today, the SEHC is an internationally-renowned leader in home and community care, known for its social capital, strong financial performance and track record of innovation.
"As innovators, risk takers and leaders, entrepreneurs across this province have shown us time and time again that they can do extraordinary things," says Dan Cornacchia, director of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards program for the Ontario region. "We are happy to honour their perseverance and drive with Canada's leading business award."
The Entrepreneur of the Year Program was founded by Ernst & Young to celebrate great entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as company development, financial performance and risk taking. The program is nationally sponsored by Global Television Network, National Post, La Presse, RDI, Roynat Capital and SAP. As well, the Ontario region sponsor is Red Point Media.
On October 18, a finalist in each business category will be presented with a regional category award during a gala celebration, with one category recipient then being awarded the title of Entrepreneur of the Year for Ontario.
Saint Elizabeth Health Care is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization that shares its talent and wisdom nationally and internationally through direct care and service, consultation, and education and e-learning to support the transformation of care for families, health organizations and communities. With nearly a century of experience and a dynamic talent team of 3,700, SEHC delivers three million home care visits annually and has been recognized as both one of the 50 Best Employers and Best Workplaces in Canada.
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To view Ms. Sharkey’s full biography, click here.
Media contact:
Madonna Gallo
905-968-6430
mgallo@saintelizabeth.com