ImpreMedia’s Paton named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award Finalist.

ImpreMedia announced that Chairman & CEO John Paton is a finalist for The Metro New York Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Awards. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mr. Paton was selected as a finalist from over 40 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday June 26th, 2008 at The Marriott Marquis, Times Square, New York.

“I am honored to be recognized by such a prestigious program. This is a wonderful recognition of the impreMedia team and our collective achievements. It has already been an extraordinary year for impreMedia as we have launched our multi-media web destination, impre.com, and established value-added partnerships with MySpace, VMe and Zag. We have documented the impact of the burgeoning Hispanic vote in the upcoming Presidential elections with our national Voto Latino 08 multi-media initiative and we are also proud that El Diario La Prensa was ranked #1 in net daily paid circulation growth among the largest daily newspapers in the U.S. We continually strive to provide the Hispanic demographic with high quality news and information and we look forward to exciting developments in the future.” said Mr. Paton.

“John Paton is a consummate leader and accomplished business executive. He has identified a hugely important need to better communicate with the U.S. Hispanic population, has organized a talented and unified team across the nation, and has creatively expanded impreMedia’s journalistic efforts across both print and digital platforms to build the largest Spanish-language media company in the country. Bowne recognizes and admires John’s entrepreneurial prowess and is delighted that he is a finalist in the Metro New York Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program,” said William P. Lee, Eastern Region President of Bowne & Co., Inc., who served as a nominator for Mr. Paton.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 22nd anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 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 15, 2008. The awards are the concluding portion of Ernst & Young’s Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.