Michelle Crumm Awarded Product Innovation Winner, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Adaptive Materials’ chief business officer Michelle Crumm has been selected as one of the winners of Ernst & Young L.L.P.’s annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the Central Great Lakes region. Crumm bested 30 other finalists to win top honors in the Product Innovation category; she will now go on to compete for the national Entrepreneur of the Year award.
“Recognition as an Entrepreneur of the Year in the product innovation space is an acknowledgement of the constant attention that Adaptive Materials pays to product enhancements and improvements,” Crumm said. “We actively test our fuel cells in the field and continue to innovate to meet the needs of the soldiers and first responders who need reliable, portable power.”
Crumm is one of 11 finalists from the Central Region competing with a national pool of candidates for the top Entrepreneur of the Year award. A national panel will choose between Crumm and finalists from 25 other U.S. regions to select the Master Entrepreneur of the Year award winner.
Ernst & Young’s 23rd annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony will take place November 14, 2009, in Palm Springs, Calif.
About Adaptive Materials, Inc.
Adaptive Materials, Inc. is the leader in the development of portable power made from solid oxide fuel cell technology. Leveraging its patented single step process in the manufacturing of micro-tubular fuel cells, Adaptive Materials has developed the ideal portable power solution. At the forefront of portable power innovation, Adaptive Materials is the first company to develop, demonstrate and deliver a portable, affordable, and fuel flexible solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. Adaptive Materials’ fuel cell system is provides portable power to the United States Armed Forces as well as industries including recreational vehicles, boating, and medical devices. For more information, visit www.adaptivematerials.com.
