Elekta: Elekta's Chairman Akbar Seddigh Awarded the 'Golden Gavel' for Meritorious Chairmanship.This year, the prestigious Golden Gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority award (swe: Guldklubban) for excellent example of meritorious chairmanship has been awarded to Akbar Seddigh, the Chairman of the Board of Elekta AB (STO:EKTAB). The award was presented earlier today by His Majesty
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is the current Swedish monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. at a ceremony at the Grand HE[sup.3]tel in Stockholm. STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The work of the Board and particularly the role of the Chairman is becoming increasingly important to companies listed on the stock exchange. Consequently, StyrelseAkademien (a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. to promote better Board work in Swedish companies This is a list of Swedish companies: Companies
The jury's citation in deciding to award the Golden Gavel to Akbar Seddigh was as follows: "The work of Elekta's Board of Directors is lead with high demands on order and structure, at the same time as Akbar Seddigh through his energy and enthusiasm creates a dynamic and productive relationship with the company's management. The way he carries out the role as Chairman of the Board in a public listed company with a strong owner has impressed colleagues in the Board of Directors as well as a wider circle of stakeholders, both external and internal in the company. Through his competence in medical technology, international network and intractable optimism and enterprise attitude, Akbar Seddigh has been a major contributor to the company's positive development. "It is with pride and humility that I would like to express my deepest thanks to the jury of the Golden Gavel," says Akbar Seddigh in a comment. "StyrelseAkademien is making a major contribution by highlighting the importance of Board work for both the companies' development and for the confidence in the stock market. I would also like to thank my colleagues on the Board of Elekta as well as the present and past management group of Elekta. It has been a privilege to lead the teamwork that is responsible for Elekta's fantastic development in recent years." "Akbar Seddigh is worthy of all congratulations and is a very deserving recipient of the Golden Gavel. Akbar has been vitally important to the success of Elekta and he is highly respected by the company's management as well as the entire organization," declares Elekta's President Tomas Puusepp. Akbar Seddigh was born in 1943 in Shahroud, by the Caspian Sea and today lives in Stockholm. He came to Sweden as a graduate chemist from Iran in 1963 and continued to study engineering at KTH KTH - Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (The Royal Institute of Technology). During his career, he has held managerial positions within Volvo, AB Atomenergi and Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU SGU Swiss German University (Jakarta, Indonesia) SGU South Gujarat University (Gujarat, India) SGU Symbol Generator Unit SGU Saint George's University (Island of Grenada) ). In 1984 he founded the medical-technology company Ortivus where he was President until the end of the 1990s. He was recruited to Elekta's Board in 1998 and became Chairman in 1999. He also serves on the Boards of Ortivus (IT within healthcare), Formo Services (industrial) and Mentice (medical simulation), AffEnrsstrategerna (venture capital), Biolight (biotech) and Tobii Technology (eye control system). About Elekta Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing meaningful clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems and services for improved cancer care and management of brain disorders. All of Elekta's solutions employ non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques and are therefore clinically effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective. Clinical solutions include among others Leksell Gamma Knife Gamma Knife A trademark for a radiologic nonsurgical device used in stereotactic radiosurgery. Gamma knife A surgical tool that focuses beams of radiation at the head, which converge in the brain to form a lesion. [R] for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders and Elekta Synergy[R] for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT IGRT Image Guided Radiation Therapy ). Following the acquisition of IMPAC IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMPAC Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum IMPAC Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination (National Institutes of Health) Medical Systems Inc. in April 2005, the Elekta Group is the world's largest supplier of oncology software. Elekta's systems and solutions are used at over 4,000 hospitals around the world to treat cancer and manage clinical operations as well as to diagnose and treat brain disorders, including tumors, vascular malformations and functional disorders. With approx. 2,000 employees, Elekta's corporate headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange The Stockholm Stock Exchange (Swedish: Stockholmsbörsen) is a stock exchange located in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863 [1] it is the primary securities exchange of the Nordic Countries. under the ticker EKTAb. For more information about Elekta, please visit www.elekta.com. This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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