30th anniversary of Sandvik’s Wilhelm Haglund Medal
Published by Rebecca Bowden,
Assistant Editor
World Cement,
This year marks the 30 year anniversary of the ‘Wilhemlm Haglund Medal for the product developer of the year’. The award is a prestigious acknowledgement within Sandvik to important industrial innovations with significant customer benefits and commercial value for the company.
The Wilhelm Haglund Medal for ‘product developer of the year’ has been a warded since 1986 and is named after Sandvik’s legendaryManaging Director Wilhelm Haglund, who laid the foundations for Sandvik’ssuccess in the cemented-carbide area. He was appointed managing director in 1958 and held the position until his retirement in 1967.
For the 2016 jubilee, seven high-quality nominations have been made, representing several of Sandvik’s areas of expertise. The winner will be presented at the AGM on 28 April 2016, and will be selected by a jury chaired by Sandvik’s President and CEO Björn Rosengren.
In total, 64 employees have received the award and in several cases it has been given to a team of employees.
Adapted from press release by Rebecca Bowden
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/26042016/30-anniversary-of-sandvik-wilhelm-haglund-medal-977/
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