Istanbul – CACCI announced the winners of the 3rd Local Chamber Awards, the 7th Asia-Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award, the 2nd Asia-Pacific Woman Entrepreneur Award, and the 3rd Hydropower and Clean Energy Excellence Award during the Gala Dinner of the Conference held on November 24, 2013. The winners received their awards from Outgoing President Mr. Jemal lnaishvili and newly elected CACCI President Mr. Samir Modi during the Gala Dinner.
Awards
There were two winners for the 3rd Local Chamber Awards. The Aegean Region Chamber of Industry from Turkey won under the Big Chamber category, and the Union The Primorsky Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Russia was proclaimed the winner under the Small Chamber category. The two chambers were cited for their outstanding achievements in promoting the industrial, commercial and social well-being of their respective communities and their contribution to the chamber movement.
CACCI presented the 7th Asia-Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award to Ms. Nazanin Daneshvar, Founder and CEO of Takhfifan from Iran, who was cited for her entrepreneurial and business leadership, contribution to the social well being of the local community, practice of good business ethics, and support of the chamber movement in the region. A Special recognition was also given to Mr. Roman Nikolaevich Bobylev, Found/Head of Lozaholding from Russia, who was cited for his achievements despite his physical disability.
Two nominees were declared joint Winners of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Woman Entrepreneur Award, namely: Ms. Sherill R. Quintana, President/CEO of Oryspa Spa Solutions, Inc. from the Philippines, and Ms. Zeynep Erkunt Armagan, Chairperson of Erkunt Tractor Industries Ltd. from Turkey. Ms. Quintana and Ms. Armagan were both cited for their entrepreneurial and business leadership, contribution to the social well being of the local community, practice of good business ethics, and support of the chamber movement in the region.
The winner of the 3rd Hydropower and Clean Energy Excellence Award was Meghna Group of Industries from Bangladesh. The company was cited for its significant contribution to the sustainable promotion, support and development of clean energy in the Asia Pacific region.
