American Water Works Association Bestows Fuller Award To ZENON CEO; Dr. Benedek Chosen For Dedication To Improving Quality Of Drinking Water Worldwide.Business Editors OAKVILLE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 The American Water Works Association American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. It was founded in 1881 and, as of 2007, there are approximately 60,000 AWWA members world-wide. (AWWA AWWA American Water Works Association AWWA Army Wives Welfare Association (India) AWWA Australian Water and Wastewater Association ) this morning presented Dr. Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ZENON Environmental Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :ZEN) (TSE:ZEN.A), a leader in membrane technologies for water treatment, with this year's George Warren Fuller Award. The Fuller Award recognizes the service of one of its members with respect to his/her engineering skill, diplomatic talent and leadership. In recognition of Dr. Benedek's distinguished service in the water supply field, Kathryn McCain, AWWA Vice President presented the award to ZENON's Founder, Chairman and CEO. "Dr. Benedek was selected for three reasons," stated Ms. McCain to an audience at the joint annual conference of the Ontario Water Works Association, a section of AWWA, and the Ontario Municipal Water Association. "For his vision over 20 years ago, in seeing a need for products that you and I would need now; his courage in developing those products long before there was the demand; and his leadership in bringing those products to our market, where they have been making a larger and larger impact on the drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. profession worldwide." Dr. Benedek founded the company that has produced the proprietary ZeeWeed(R) membrane technology, which works as a filter preventing contaminants from entering the water supply. This technology has been proven to be effective in the removal of parasites such as Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium (krĭp'tōspərĭd`ēəm), genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis. and Giardia Giardia /Gi·ar·dia/ (je-ahr´de-ah) a genus of flagellate protozoa parasitic in the intestinal tract of humans and other animals, which may cause giardiasis; G. lam´blia (G. intestina´lis) is the species found in humans. , viruses like E.coli, water borne bacteria and other solids. Facing the threat of a Cryptosporidium outbreak, a number of municipalities, such as Collingwood in Ontario, chose the ZeeWeed(R) technology to safeguard their residents. The municipality of Walkerton, Ontario, where an outbreak of E.coli contaminated the drinking water in the community, also chose ZeeWeed technology to remedy the situation. ZENON is a world leader in providing advanced membrane products and services for water purification, wastewater treatment and water reuse. Chosen as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. , the ZENON group of companies operates from nine locations in North America, six in Europe, and one in each of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. ZENON's products and services are marketed for a variety of municipal and industrial applications through ZENON's offices and representatives located throughout the world. Additional information is available at the Company's web site www.zenonenv.com. |
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