Beall's, Tech Data leaders win statewide recognition

One CEO and one board chairman from the Gulf Coast are among the winners of the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Robert Dutkowsky, CEO of Tech Data Corp., in Clearwater, and Robert Beall, chairman of Beall's Inc., in Bradenton, were among the recipients recognized during a black-tie gala Thursday night at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. Dutkowsky won in the corporate innovator category, while Beall won in hospitality and retail. EY, formerly  Ernst & Young, is a tax advisory and business consulting firm.

Dutkowsky and Beall joined other nominees, who included: