Anvil Knitwear Inc’s CEO, Anthony Corsano has been named Ernst & Young Metro New York Entrepreneur of the Year 2008. The award recognizes entrepreneurial excellence in the retail and consumer products category. Corsano was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square, New York on Thursday, June 26.

"I'm honoured to accept this prestigious award, which is the result of a collaborative effort of many," said Corsano. "The entire family of Anvil employees worked tirelessly during the last three years to insure a smooth transition through our restructuring, including the phenomenally successful launch of our AnvilOrganic line. Our customers and suppliers believed what we were telling them, and more importantly, they believed in us. Without their support and belief we could not have reached our goals. I'm proud to be recognized on behalf of Anvil, our customers and our suppliers."

Anvil Knitwear, Inc. is headquartered in New York City and its manufacturing facilities are located in North and South Carolina, El Salvador and Honduras. Anvil employs over 4,000 people worldwide and produces approximately 150,000 pounds of fabric daily, and more than 20 million finished pieces are stocked in Anvil's 660,000-square-foot distribution centre in South Carolina.

Anvil Knitwear, Inc. is a socially-responsible manufacturer of quality active wear, hats, towels and bags for men, women, and children. It sells primarily to the B2B market and under private label brands. Anvil brands include Anvil, chromaZONE by Anvil, AnvilOrganic, AnvilRecycled, AnvilSustainable, Cotton Deluxe, and Towels Plus by Anvil. Anvil is a corporate signatory to Social Accountability International (SAI) which promotes the SA8000 social management system and it is a CERES Company, supporting the CERES 10-point corporate environmental code of ethics.

As a Metro New York award winner, Anthony Corsano is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 national program. Award winners in several 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 15, 2008.