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LowerMyBills.com® President and Founder Matt Coffin Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award Winner in Greater Los Angeles
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Media, Advertising & Entertainment Category
Santa Monica, Calif., June 28, 2007 – LowerMyBills.com®, an Experian company, today announced that president and founder Matt Coffin received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award in the Media, Advertising & Entertainment category for the Greater Los Angeles region. According to Ernst & Young, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Matt Coffin was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was presented at an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year gala event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, June 26, 2007.
"It is an honor to be named Entrepreneur of the Year," said Matt Coffin, president and founder of LowerMyBills.com. "Since I founded LowerMyBills.com in 1999, our commitment to entrepreneurial innovation has been a driving force behind the company's continued success. Experian, which acquired LowerMyBills.com in 2005, has been instrumental in supporting and fostering an entrepreneurial culture that has enabled us to thrive. It is deeply gratifying for me, and my entire team, to have our efforts and achievements recognized by Ernst & Young."
LowerMyBills.com is the one-stop destination that offers consumers savings through relationships with more than 500 service providers across 20 categories, including home loans, credit cards, auto and health insurance, and long-distance and wireless services. Since 1999, LowerMyBills.com has helped more than 5 million consumers save more than $3 billion with lower rates.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and continues to honor entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
"Ernst & Young is honored to recognize extraordinary business leaders, such as Matt Coffin, and the companies they have built," said Tony Radaich, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program director for the Greater Los Angeles region.
As a Greater Los Angeles region award winner, Matt Coffin is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 17, 2007. The national Entrepreneur Of The Year celebration is part of Ernst & Young's Strategic Growth Forum. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have Bank of America as the national presenting sponsor, as well as SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as national sponsors. In the Greater Los Angeles area, local sponsors include Marsh, Scherzer International and Bowne.
About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 125 cities and 40 countries.
About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to enhancing the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 114,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited does not provide services to clients. Ernst & Young LLP is a U.S. client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.
About LowerMyBills.com®
LowerMyBills.com is part of Experian InteractiveSM and a premier, free online service for consumers to compare the lowest rates on monthly bills and reduce the cost of living. LowerMyBills.com is the one-stop destination that offers savings through relationships with more than 500 service providers across 20 categories, including home loans, credit cards, auto and health insurance, and long-distance and wireless services. To date, LowerMyBills.com has helped more than 5 million consumers save more than $3 billion with lower rates. The company is based in Santa Monica, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.LowerMyBills.com.
About Experian
Experian® is a global leader in providing analytical and information services to organizations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions. Combining its unique information tools and deep understanding of individuals, markets and economies, Experian partners with organizations around the world to establish and strengthen customer relationships and provide their businesses with competitive advantage. For consumers, Experian delivers critical information that enables them to make financial and purchasing decisions with greater control and confidence. Clients include organizations from financial services, retail and catalog, telecommunications, utilities, media, insurance, automotive, leisure, e-commerce, manufacturing, property and government sectors.
Experian Group Limited is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. It has corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and operational headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Nottingham, UK. Experian employs approximately 13,500 people in 36 countries worldwide, supporting clients in more than 60 countries. Annual sales are $3.5 billion.
For more information, visit the Group's Web site at www.experiangroup.com.
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Contact:
Danica Ross
LowerMyBills.com
310.998.6334
danica.ross@experian.com
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