Security firm CEO taken by surprise

For someone involved in national security, Greg Celestan was caught off guard at Ernst & Young's annual Florida Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony June 10 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

The chairman and CEO of Tampa-based Celestar Corp. really did not expect to be called out as a winner that night, so he didn't bother writing an acceptance speech.

Celestar, which focuses on support, training and intelligence for homeland security concerns, was named as the winning firm in the distribution, manufacturing and defense category from the West Central Florida region.