Bunch Named an Ernst & Young Gulf Coast Entrepreneur of the Year

Richard “Gordy” Bunch, founder, president and chief executive officer of The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) in The Woodlands, Texas, has been named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 for the Gulf Coast area.

Bunch was announced as winner in the products and services category. The Gulf Coast awards recognize the Entrepreneur of the Year for the geographic area covered by all of Houston, South Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Bunch founded The Woodlands Financial Group in The Woodlands. Today, TWFG reports $320 million in premiums, generated by more than 300 branches in 21 states with more than 3,000 additional agents affiliated with TWFG nationally. TWFG writes policies in 49 states from its headquarters in The Woodlands.

As the product and services Entrepreneur of the Year, Bunch and nine other category winners from the Gulf Coast region are eligible to be named National Entrepreneur of the Year at the EY “Strategic Growth Forum,” attended by some of the nation’s top corporate officers and multiple celebrities in Palm Desert, Calif., in November.

Gulf Coast area Entrepreneur of the Year awards were also recognized in the fields of Industrial & Construction Services, Energy Related Products, Transformation CEO, Health Care, Energy Services, Family Business Award, Energy, Business Services, and Technology.

Source: TWFG