Wrike,
the collaborative work management platform for high-performance teams,
is thrilled to announce that Founder and CEO Andrew Filev is a finalist
for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Award in the
Northern California region. Filev, 36, first became an entrepreneur
nearly 20 years ago and has served as CEO of Wrike since founding the
company in 2006.
“I’ve been an entrepreneur since I was a teenager, and in the last
decade, I’ve focused all my passion on Wrike and helping our customers
achieve their goals. So it’s an honor to be recognized and considered by
EY for this prestigious award,” said Filev. “I’ve always believed that
if you put your customers first and encourage your team to think
critically and creatively, they’ll find exciting ways to drive business
growth and build a positive workplace. Being one of EY’s finalists,
especially among so many other esteemed entrepreneurs, is awesome
validation of that approach.”
Wrike has more than 700 employees worldwide, was recognized as a Top
Workplace by the Bay Area News Group for the fourth consecutive year in
2018, and one of the Best Places to Work by the San Diego Business
Journal. Wrike is a two-time leader in the Forrester Wave™ report for
Collaborative Work Management Tools for the Enterprise, received the
Customer’s Choice for Project Portfolio Management Worldwide by Gartner
Peer Insights™, and has been named one of the fastest growing companies
in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ List for the last
four years.
“The culture at Wrike is a testament to Andrew’s measured approach to
building a company, and its values mirror his own,” said Megan Barbier,
Vice President of People Operations at Wrike. “The collaborative spirit
of our global team, the innovative nature of the product, and the
outstanding business performance can be traced back to his positive
attitude and commitment to building a phenomenal workplace.”
The Wrike platform brings out the best in teams by empowering them with
a single digital workplace packed with all of the powerful tools,
features, and integrations they need to do their very best work at
scale. It features enterprise-grade security and work management
capabilities that are both powerful enough to meet the needs of
traditional project managers yet flexible enough to benefit the everyday
worker. The Wrike platform delivers seamless collaboration, a single
source of truth, real-time visibility, work automation, and real-time
reporting.
Now in its 33rd year, the Entrepreneur of the Year program is
widely considered one of the most prestigious business awards programs
in the U.S. and has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than
145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world. The program
recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are
excelling in areas such as innovation, performance, and personal
commitment to their teams and communities, while also transforming our
world. Filev was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges.
Award winners will be announced at a special black-tie gala event on
Friday, June 21 at the Fairmont San Jose.
About Wrike
Wrike is the collaborative work management platform for market leaders.
The Wrike platform helps organizations align work with the most
important business objectives, create new efficiencies, and drive
results. It brings out the best in teams by giving them a single digital
workplace with all the tools, features, and integrations needed to
manage, automate, and complete work at scale. Founded in 2006 and
headquartered in Silicon Valley, Wrike is the partner of choice for more
than 18,000 organizations, including Google, Tiffany & Co., and Edelman,
and two million users across 140 countries. For more information, visit: https://www.wrike.com/
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