Awards presented to winners of the contest “Leader of the year 2012” in Kazan

Traditional ceremony of awarding winners of the contest “Leader of the year 2012” took place in Kazan today. The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, PM Ildar Khalikov participated in the ceremony.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed participants of the event and said that 2012 was a rather successful year for the republican economy.

“Today we are expressing words of gratitude to our leaders. I would like to thank them and their employees for contribution to our republic’s and country’s economy,” Rustam Minnikhanov said. He emphasized great contribution of chief executives of major budget revenue generating enterprises - Shafagat Takhautdinov, Albert Shigabutdinov, Sergei Kogogin, Vladimir Busygin, Rafkat Kantyukov.

The Tatarstan President presented the Order of friendship to Director General of OOO “Gasprom Transgas Kazan” Rafkat Kantyukov, the medal “For Valorous Labour” to Deputy Director General of OAO “Tatavtodor” Ildus Faskhutdinov.

According to Chairman of the contest commission Ildar Khalikov, every year choosing winners is becoming a more difficult task. He said that the contest “Leader of the year” is the image of Tatarstan economy.

Tatarstan’s PM also noted an important social mission of major Tatarstan enterprises.

On behalf of the Tatarstan Government Ildar Khalikov thanked leaders for work and presented awards to winners of the contest “Leader of the year 2012”.

State Counselor and Chairman of the Board of guardians of “Renaissance” Fund Mintimer Shaimiev presented Letters of gratitude and first copies of the third volume of the Book of philanthropists to executives of companies who participated in realization of the project “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.