C I Host CEO, Christopher Faulkner, was named a finalist in Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The Ernst & Young program honors growth, marketing and corporate culture

May 23, 2007 – (TopHosts News Brief) – Sponsored by Ernst & Young, the 2007 Southwest Area Entrepreneur of the Year Program named Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, as a finalist for the award – marking the second year Faulker has been a finalist in the program.

The awards recognize leaders who display excellence in promoting growth, creating successful marketing strategies, developing a positive corporate culture and giving back to the community.

“I am honored to be a finalist in this prestigious program,” Faulkner said, in a company press release. “Ernst and Young certainly epitomizes the level of creativity, excellence and innovation that all of us aspire to in our business lives.”

On May 22, all finalists get to take part in a Finalists’ and Judges’ Reception at the Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas. They will be honored at the Annual Awards Banquet on June 30 at the Dallas Market Center Complex.

30-year old Faulker founded the company as a college student, while running it from his dorm room. He’s led it ever since, and celebrated its 10th Anniversary in April. In 2006, C I Host added more than 60,000 new clients all over the world and lowered its churn rate to 2 percent, less than half of the rate in 2005 and considered the lowest in the web hosting industry. Revenues also increased more than 20 percent and profits increased more than 25 percent.

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