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Celebrating excellence: APO productivity champions
Shining a light on individuals who have championed the cause of productivity and advanced the productivity movement in the Asia-Pacific, the APO proudly presents the APO Awards. Comprising three categories, Regional, Meritorious and Distinguished, and National Awards, they celebrate the achievements of distinguished individuals and confirm the critical importance of placing productivity enhancement at the forefront of the region’s socioeconomic development.
Since their inception in 1978, the APO Awards have honored the contributions of 101 outstanding individuals. In commemoration of the APO’s 60th Anniversary, the award scheme was transformed with updated categories and frequencies of conferral.
In 2024, two APO Regional Awardees and five APO Meritorious and Distinguished Awardees were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the productivity landscape within their nations and across the region.
APO Regional Awardees 2024
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management, and Methodology, Tools, and Techniques
Dr. Pao-Cheng Chang
President, China Productivity Center
ROC
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management, and Methodology, Tools, and Techniques
Anilkumar Manibhai Naik
Chairman Emeritus, Larsen & Toubro Limited
India
APO Meritorious and Distinguished Awardees 2024
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management, and Methodology, Tools, and Techniques
Yamaaranz Erkhembayar
Chairman and CEO, Mongolian Productivity Organization
Mongolia
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management, and Methodology, Tools, and Techniques
Dr. Ha Minh Hiep
Acting Director, General Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, Ministry of Science and Technology
Vietnam
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management
Bountheung Douangsavanh
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Lao PDR
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management
Datuk Wira (Dr.) Haji Ameer Ali Mydin
Managing Director, Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad
Malaysia
Policy, Strategic Thinking, Leadership, and Management
Prof. Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan
Pakistan
Additionally, 14 individuals received the APO National Awards for 2022 and 2023 in recognition of their exceptional achievements and dedication.
APO National Awards 2023
Productivity Advocates
Phork Sovanrith
Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation
Cambodia
Productivity Advocates
LCT. Oknha Keo Mom
Chairman and President, LyLy Food Industry Co., Ltd.
Cambodia
Productivity Advocates
Zorigtbaatar Purev
Head, Department of Local Governance and Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Mongolia
Mongolia
Productivity Advocates
Dr. Ali Sajid
Director, Lahore School of Management and LMDA Training
Pakistan
Productivity Advocates
Dr. Alireza Yousefzadeh Khiabani
Head of Management Consulting and Training Department, Atieh Omid Iranian Management Development Company
I.R. Iran
Productivity Advocates
Unurtsetseg Chagtsal
Head of the Cable Operation and Maintenance Center, UBEDN
Mongolia
Productivity Advocates
Dr. Khalid Hameed
Chairman/CEO, Tara Group
Pakistan
APO National Awards 2022
Productivity Advocates
Shri G.M. Rao
Group Chairman, GMR Group
India
Productivity Advocates
Dr. Esmaeil Fatehifar
University President and Faculty Member, Sahand University of Technology
I.R. Iran
Productivity Advocates
Tsetsgee Sereejav
Component Manager, German Society for International Cooperation/GIZ Mongolia
Mongolia
Productivity Advocates
P.P.H.J.A. Rathnakumara
Chief Operating Officer, Wijaya Newspapers Limited
Sri Lanka
Technical Experts
Prof. Pradip Kumar Ray
Emeritus Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
India
Technical Experts
Anar Bayarsaikhan
Director, Social Insurance Authority in Orkhon Province
Mongolia
Technical Experts
Dr. H.M. Arjuna Thilakarathna
Director, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya
Sri Lanka