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Man of the Year in the world glass industry

According to the public relations report of Kavian Jaam Glass Industrial Group, quoted by Sanat Shihra website news agency: CEO of Glass Glass Company (şişecam); Dr. Ahmad Kerman received the “Glass Person of the Year 2023” award for his long-term, significant and valuable contributions to the global glass industry.

This prestigious award, which is widely known as the Oscar of the glass industry, was awarded to Prof. Dr. Kerman by the Phoenix Award Committee in a special ceremony held in Como, Italy.

In this event, Professor Dr. Ahmed Kerman gave a speech about how the glass industry can play an active role in solving the major challenges that the world is currently facing: “Today, the world has three critical problems, and industrial glass can play a vital role in solving these problems. The biggest problem in the world today is the unequal distribution of income.

The glass industry needs to adopt a more constructive and inclusive approach that not only enriches its shareholders but also its employees. We need to go beyond defining everything by costs and EBITDA and step up our efforts to reform the revenue distribution in the glass ecosystem.

Another important issue is that the concept of a sustainable world, despite being strongly discussed in developed countries and in the United Nations, is not given enough attention due to political and economic interests.

First of all, the glass industry needs to work together to address resource use. In order to effectively tackle our common problems, we must develop a common wisdom, free from the desire for profit and focused on cooperation rather than competition.

The man of the year in the world glass industry, Prof. Dr. Kerman also commented on the Glass Person of the Year award: It is a great honor to receive this prestigious award.

Given my experience in the glass industry, it is very motivating and rewarding to know that the work we do is being followed and appreciated in the sector. I would like to thank the honorable members of the committee.

Lincoln Brown, chairman of the Phoenix Award Committee, stated that he is very happy to present this award to Professor Dr. Ahmad Kerman, who has made a significant contribution to the development of the glass industry for 17 years.

A global player in the global glass and chemicals industry, Shişecam has manufacturing operations in 14 countries on four continents with 24,000 employees and exports its products to 150 countries worldwide.
Dr. Ahmed Kerman joined Shişecam in 2006 and since then has contributed greatly to the success of the global glass industry. From 2011 to 2021, vice president and CEO of the company. As of March 30, 2021, the chairman of the board and the CEO of Glass Jam set the goals of his global leadership and becoming one of the top 3 manufacturers in the world in his main areas of activity under his leadership.

She initiated a major infrastructure transformation to prepare the Goblet for the future. Since 2006, Shişecam has expanded its product range to 150 countries and increased sales by 3.5 times.

By 2022, the share of international sales will exceed 60%. Annual glass production has increased 2.3 times and sodium carbonate production has increased 4.2 times. The number of Shihra Jam employees has increased from 15,000 people to more than 24,000 people in 17 years.

In recognition of the consolidation of bilateral economic relations and mutual investments between the two countries, she has been honored with the title of “Cavalier” of the “Star of Italy”. The President of Tatarstan honored her with the “Medal of Courageous Work” in recognition of her participation in the development of investments and economic cooperation. She has also been honored with the “Medal of Appreciation” for her contribution to the economic development of Targovishte region in Bulgaria.

He was also awarded “Chairman of the Year” at the Le Fonti Awards, an awards platform of one of Italy’s leading economic media organizations. In 2019, she was awarded the “President’s Award” by the International Commission on Glass (ICG) in recognition of her contributions to glass science and technology, encouraging knowledge exchange and promoting the national and international glass community.