Business Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000
Razorfish, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAZF), the global digital solutions provider, today announced that Jeff Dachis, CEO and co-founder of the company, received New York City's Year 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R)
"New York City represents the epicenter of entrepreneurial spirit and I'm honored that Ernst & Young and its panel of judges recognized the spirit, concepts and achievements of Razorfish," said Dachis. "I share this award with our more than 1700 people worldwide, who are committed to helping businesses develop strategies and solutions to continually compete in a digital economy." Previous national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipients include a "Who's Who" of business leaders, such as Michael Dell of Dell Computer Corporation, Jim McCann of 1-800 Flowers, Steve Case of America Online, Ed Iacobucci of Citrix Systems, and Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee. Richard M. Schulze, founder of Best Buy, was named the 1999 National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Previous New York City recipients include Scott Kurnit and Bill Day, About.com; Kevin O'Connor, DoubleClick; Kenneth Cole, Kenneth Cole Productions; William Modell, Modell's Sporting Goods; Robert Mitzman, Quick International Courier; and Andrew Klein, Wit Capital.
Opportunities with Razorfish: Razorfish is aggressively recruiting talented leaders. To inquire about a career with Razorfish, please submit a resume to jobs@razorfish.com.
About Razorfish:
Founded in 1995, Razorfish, Inc. leverages digital technologies to help companies invent and reinvent the way they do business. The company delivers a complete set of end-to-end solutions including strategy, design, and technology services across platforms, devices, and networks. With offices in Amsterdam, Boston, Hamburg, Helsinki, Los Angeles, London, Mannheim, Milan, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, Stockholm, and Tokyo, Razorfish employs more than 1,700 people and is headquartered in New York. Recent Razorfish clients include Nissan, Nokia, Excite, Vodafone Airtouch, and Charles Schwab. For further information visit: www.razorfish.com.
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