Anne Mulcahy

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Anne Mulcahy

Chairman of Xerox

Xerox Corporation was presented with the 2006 Gold Mercury Corporate Governance Award for their innovative technologies, products and services which are used to improve business results. Xerox upholds the Corporate Governance guidelines through their commitment to monitoring the effectiveness of policy and decision making at both the board and management level, with the aim of enhancing long-term shareholder value. It was recognised by Gold Mercury International for its standards and practices in its leadership structures, remuneration policies and shareholder rights and information. Furthermore its Code of Ethical Conduct, transparency, reporting and control were commended.  It’s commitment to policy and practice in recruiting, hiring and promoting in all job classifications, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation was also recognised. Xerox’s work in the promotion of diversity and equal opportunities are examples of outstanding Corporate Governance and responsibility of a company.

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Xerox Corporation

Technology and Services Enterprise

AWARD LAUREATES | Xerox Corporation


Xerox Corporation

Technology and Services Enterprise

Xerox Corporation was presented with the 2006 Gold Mercury Corporate Governance Award for their innovative technologies, products and services which are used to improve business results. Xerox upholds the Corporate Governance guidelines through their commitment to monitoring the effectiveness of policy and decision making at both the board and management level, with the aim of enhancing long-term shareholder value. It was recognised by Gold Mercury International for its standards and practices in its leadership structures, remuneration policies and shareholder rights and information. Furthermore its Code of Ethical Conduct, transparency, reporting and control were commended.  It’s commitment to policy and practice in recruiting, hiring and promoting in all job classifications, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation was also recognised. Xerox’s work in the promotion of diversity and equal opportunities are examples of outstanding Corporate Governance and responsibility of a company.

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Uolevi Raade

Former Chairman Neste

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Uolevi Raade

Former Chairman Neste

Uolevi Raade is the former Chairman of Neste, the Finnish oil refining company. Born in 1912, he graduated with degrees from the Helsinki University of Technology and Åbo Akademi. While studying at the Helsinki University of Technology he helped found the student flying club and during World War Two he served as a fighter pilot. In 1954 he became the Director of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and it was in this position that he devised a strategy for Finland to receive war reparation payments from the Soviet Union. The following year he became the Managing Director of Neste, with the company buying the first oil refinery over the next few years. Mr Raade worked with his friend, former President Urho Kekkonen to promote the project, rallying politicians and industries at home and abroad. In 1959 he became Chairman of the Board of Neste and until his retirement in 1979, he served as both Chairman and Managing Director of Neste. During the course of his career he was also actively involved in industrial federations and served as a member of the board for thirty seven corporations.

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Professor Thomas Risley Odhiambo

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Professor Thomas Risley Odhiambo

Entomologist and Environmental Activist

Professor Thomas Risley Odhiambo (February 4, 1931 Alego, Nyanza Province – May 26, 2003) was a Kenyan entomologist and environmental activist who directed research and scientific development in Africa. He was described as a “Visionary entomologist harnessing science for Africa’s poor”. Odhiambo was the founding director of the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and a leading figure in African science for several decades.

He encouraged the younger generation of thinkers to venture into the fine arts, investigate its relation to history of life sciences and to go out and create global academies and research institutions using technology. His inspiring effect led to the re–emergence of accumulated indigenous knowledge and technology systems in the modern African world. He led visions on agricultural development in Africa by initiating effective scientific projects leading to advancement in growing indigenous crops and disseminating methods of insect control.

“Thomas was a special man on a mission to improve Africa’s food sustainability and the wellbeing of its people. He is one of our most deserving laureates.”
– Eduardo De Santis, Chairman of Gold Mercury International, remembering Odhiambo

Professor Odhiambo published several books focused to improve sustainable food production and the african crisis including:

  • Land-Use Literacy for Sustainable Food Production in Africa, 1994
  • Science for Development in Africa : Proceedings of the Consultation on the Management of Science for Development in Africa, Duduville, Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya, November 21-24, by Turner Timinipre Isoun, 1988
  • Hope Born Out of Despair : Managing the African Crisis, by United Nations University.

Shem Wandiga, former president of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS), said that Odhiambo had been a “giant of a scientist” in Africa. “We might have underestimated his accomplishments in this part of the world but internationally he was recognised and respected,” he said. “Our efforts now should be to further his dream for a science-led African development.”

Link to The Guardian Obituary

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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)

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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)

Scientific Research Institute

Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) is a scientific research institute and graduate training centre located in Venezuela. It is the largest of the agencies attached to the Ministry of Popular Power for Science and Technology. The original institute, named the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological Research (IVNIC), was originally founded by Dr Humberto Fernandez Moran in 1955. The IVNIC institute operated between 1956 and 1959 before it was decided that the mission and vision of the institute needed to be expanded. This led to the creation of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research. The institute now focuses on research, technological developments and training as well as providing advice and external services. The research conducted is done in a variety of fields including medicine, biology, chemistry and physics. The headquarters also houses many departments who focus on the areas of anthropology, ecology, microbiology, cell biology and nuclear technology. The ‘Marcel Roche Library’ has over 160,000 volumes and its catalogue of specialised periodicals exceeds 8300 titles. Due to this UNESCO, in 1996, named the Marcel Roche Library the ‘best regional library for science and technology’. The institute plays an important role in educating and conducting research that will affect the future of science and technology.

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Empresa Nacional de Aluminio

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Empresa Nacional de Aluminio

Industrial Company Formed under The Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI)

Empresa Nacional de Aluminio, also known as ENDASA was created in 1943 and began operating in 1947. The company was formed under the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI). The INI aimed to promote and secure the development of Spanish industries and to create a degree of self-sufficiency for the Spanish economy. ENDASA, along with the other industries formed under INI, served to change the economy of Spain by creating new jobs and promoting sustainable growth. Today the company is known as INESPAL.

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Elvira Fortunato

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Elvira Fortunato

Transistor Pioneer

Elvira Fortunato is a Portuguese scientist from the University of Lisbon. With her team partner Rodrigo Martins, they created the first transistor of paper in the world. Elvira co-led the team that invented a transistor which has the ability to change the colour of any surface: the electrochromic transistor. The device changes the colour to reflect any solid surface where it is applied – paper, glass, ceramic, metal or plastic. In the near future, we will be able to change the colour of our house or our car whenever we choose. The transistors can be applied to surfaces of paper, glass, ceramic (tiles), metal or polymer (plastic, rubber, polyurethane, polystyrene, etc.). This holds great potential for application in all types of displays- computer, TV, mobile phone, PDA – as well as in the static advertising media.

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Dr. Hassan Ragab

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Dr. Hassan Ragab

Former Egyptian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and Responsible for Re-Introducing the Science of Making Papyrus

Dr Hassan Ragab was the former Egyptian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and was responsible for re-introducing the science of making papyrus. Born in 1911 in Cairo, he graduated from Cairo University in 1933 with a degree in Engineering. In 1935 he became the Chief Maintenance Engineer at Ramleh Electric Railway in Alexandria before becoming a Captain in the Engineers Corps of the Egyptian army. In the early 1940′s he resumed his studies and graduated in 1943 from the General Staff College of the Egyptian Army with an MSC in Military Sciences. Following this, in 1944, Dr Ragab became Director of the Army Survey Department and later, he served as the Colonel Military Attache at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington. In 1948 he was appointed General Director and Founder of the Department of Research and Development of the Egyptian Armed Forces. In 1952 he was selected to become Under Secretary of State and Chairman of the Armament Factories and the following year he founded Egyptian Youth Hostels. He continued his diplomatic career in 1956, becoming Egypt’s first Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and soon after he became the Ambassador of Egypt to Yugoslavia. In 1965 he rediscovered the secret of papyrus making and by 1968 he had founded the Papyrus Institute. In 1979, he graduated from the Institute National de Polytechnique de Grenoble with a distinction in Applied Biology. Dr Ragab, wishing to be involved with Egypt politically, founded the Pharanoic Village in 1985 and by 1990 he had become First Chief of the Egyptian Green Party. During the course of his career he was also a published author and recognised with numerous awards and honours including the Gold Mercury International Award.

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