GA Telesis’ Moabery Selected as Finalist in Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year® Award – Florida Region

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL – GA Telesis announced that its founder and current Chief Executive Officer & President, Abdol Moabery, has been named a finalist in the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Florida region. Florida Finalists were named from a pool of approximately 100 nominees from companies based in Florida.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Finalists are selected by an independent panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders. The winner will be announced at a gala event on Thursday, 11 June 2009 at the Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate in Orlando.

”Being nominated is a great honor let alone being selected as a finalist,” said Mr. Moabery. “It celebrates my entrepreneurial drive and the dedicated contributions of everyone at GA Telesis who has helped to grow our company from an idea to a full-service commercial aviation concern with hundreds of team members worldwide. Entrepreneurship is our culture,” he added.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national program. Winners in numerous 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 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

About GA Telesis

GA Telesis is a global leader in the commercial aerospace support services industry with commercial sales, distribution, and maintenance facilities throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Dubai, and Singapore. GA Telesis specializes in commercial aircraft and jet engine financial services and component maintenance services, as well as maintaining one of the world’s largest replacement aerospace component inventory networks. GA Telesis serves the world’s largest airlines supporting Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Douglas and Embraer aircraft and components as well as CFM International, General Electric, Honeywell, International Aero Engine, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce turbine jet engines and replacement components.

About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Program

Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership, and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

For further Information please contact: Nicole VandenHeuvel at +1-954-676-3111 or nvandenheuvel@gatelesis.com