GAZ Group President receives Honorable Citizen Certificate
OREANDA-NEWS. September 16, 2013. As part of the City Day celebration GAZ Group President Bo Inge Andresson received an Honorable Citizen Certificate from City Mayor Oleg Sorokin.
The deputies of Nizhny Novgorod Legislative Assembly passed the decision to award the title of an Honorable Citizen to Bo Inge Andersson in June. The deputies appreciated the valuable contribution made by Bo Andersson into Nizhny Novgorod economy, renovating the production facilities of the city’s biggest company – Gorky Automotive Plant, as well as into promoting a positive image of the city in the international community.
The name of the GAZ Group President was recorded in the city’s Book of Honor. Bo Andersson became the first foreign national to receive the title of an Honorable Citizen of Nizhny Novgorod. Among the Honorable Citizens of Nizhny Novgorod are the Blinovs and Bugrovs merchants, Sergey Vitte, a prominent Russian statesman. The commemorative diploma was awarded to Bo Inge Andersson by City Mayor Oleg Sorokin.
Oleg Sorokin, City Mayor: “Today we witness a special event – for the first time in the history of Nizhny Novgorod the title of an Honorable Citizen is awarded to a foreign national. By this we demonstrate that we are an open city. We are open for creation, we are open for cooperation, we are open for any person who is ready to make a contribution to the development of Nizhny Novgorod. Both Mr. Andersson and many thousands of employees whom he represents have made a very notable contribution to economy and social development of our city. This contribution includes new production facilities, new foreign companies and partners that came to GAZ, confidence in the future for the employees, thousands and thousands of new jobs that GAZ provides each year, billions of roubles in taxes that GAZ pays into the city and regional budgets. All this deserves our respect.”
Under the leadership of Bo Andersson Gorky Automotive Plant has updated the model range to comply with the current market requirements, achieved record high financial performance and productivity, and retained its leading position in the commercial vehicles market. The renovation of GAZ promotes a favorable environment for development of other allied industries, manufacturers and service companies by creating new production facilities and jobs in the region. All this plays a positive role in improvement of the investment and business climate in Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod region.
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