MOUNT VERNON, NY - Leon Zanger of Walker Zanger, Inc. was one of four recipients of the Ernst & Young 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year awards. Zanger was recognized for the honor on Thursday, June 20, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, CT, along with fellow winners Gerry Ryan, president and CEO of Discover General Contracting of Mount Vernon; Lillian Vernon, retiring CEO of Lillian Vernon Corp. of Rye, NY; and Elliot Jaffe, chairman of the board of The Dress Barn Inc. of Suffern, NY.
Walker Zanger, which was started 50 years ago with a $500 investment by Zanger and former partner Marvin Walker, had revenues last year of $99.4 million.