Upper St. Clair Businessman Named Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Brad Childs, executive vice president of Eyetique, has been named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 

The winners of the 2013 award will be announced at the awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel.

Childs was selected as one of 27 finalists from more than 80 nominations from the western Pennsylvania-West Virginia area. Winners are selected based on strategic direction; product or service innovation; financial performance; company leadership, including personal integrity, risk-taking, values, and key employee initiatives; and community involvement. Each year, one winner is selected in each of several different categories such as technology, manufacturing, non-profit, services and health.  

The overall winner will compete in Monte Carlo for the World EOY. All winners also become members of the Entrepreneur of the Year Winners Network.

Childs has been with Eyetique, a family-owned and operated business founded by his brother Norman in 1979, for 16 years and worked his way up, learning every aspect of the business hands-on.