Shanghai, April 17, 2014 - Dr. Chunyuan Gu, Senior vice president of ABB Group and head of ABB North Asia and China, was honored with International Vision Award at the second "Pudong Annual Economic Figures" ceremony held on April 16. Organized by Shanghai Pudong Radio & Television, the event highlights frontrunners in China's economy who have contributed to Pudong's development through their international perspective, social responsibility and innovative breakthroughs.
Dr.Chunyuan Gu (middle) at the award ceremony
The "Pudong Annual Economic Figures" Award Committee believes that Dr. Gu's long-term commitment to promoting the development of a world-leading robotics industry in Shanghai has successfully created a highly localized value chain for industrial robots. His outstanding efforts have led the way for Shanghai to become China's industrial robotics center and reach new heights in industrial development. For many years, Dr. Gu has been committed to promoting the development and localization of automation technology and industries; has championed the R&D, production and application of energy efficient technologies and products; and has actively called for the rapid transition towards more sustainable manufacturing through the effective use of high-end technology and equipment.
The "Pudong Annual Economic Figures" Award is one of many activities organized by Pudong District in honor of Pudong's "opening-up and development" and has won strong support by all levels of government and the community in Shanghai. This year's selection focused on "how to seek more powerful drivers of innovation; how to achieve a more scientific transformation; and how to promote intelligent, cross-border development in this new era for Pudong". The second annual award used the keywords "responsibility, innovation, challenge, and influence." Over a period of 10 months, the jury considered many candidates and chose 16 winners according to their performance, social influence, score through Internet voting and a number of other factors. Out of the winners, three awards were given for Innovative Entrepreneurship, Industry Leadership and International Vision.
Meanwhile at the recently held 2014 China Automation Conference's 12th Annual Award Presentation Ceremony, Dr. Chunyuan Gu won the prestigious "Management Award". In total ABB won several awards at this conference, including Best Employer, Innovative Product, and Newsworthy awards among others. Organized by gongkong.com, the China Automation Conference's Annual Award Ceremony is a highlight of the automation industry in China.
In the face of praise and recognition by the community, Dr. Chunyuan Gu said: "These awards collectively honor the entire team at ABB China. In the future, we will continue to uphold 'in China, for China and the world' and support our customers at home and abroad to achieve 'intelligent upgrading' by joining hands together to improve energy efficiency, productivity and competitiveness."
Dr. Chunyuan Gu joined ABB in 1989 and has served as head of Robotics R&D for ABB Group for many years. He is a globally recognized expert in the field of industrial robotics and automation. In 2010, Dr. Gu previously served as the head of ABB Robotics for North Asia and China and was promoted to lead ABB's Discrete Automation and Motion Control business in the region in early 2012. Two years later he became the first local Chinese head of ABB North Asia and China and chairman and president of ABB (China) Limited.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 150,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and services, with 19,000 employees, 37 local companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 109 cities.
