Retired Hitachi CEO visits VivaCell-MTS headquarters

PanARMENIAN.Net - Retired CEO of Hitachi Electronic Devices Group and Senior Executive Managing Director of Hitachi Tsugio Makimoto visited VivaCell-MTS headquarters Thursday, Nov 14, where he gave a press conference, followed by a presentation ‘Impacts of Semiconductor Innovations to our Societies’ for the business IT community representatives.

Dr. Tsugio Makimoto is on a special visit to Armenia to receive the Global Award of the President of Armenia for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT 2013 (Global IT Award 2013). The awarding ceremony will take place on Nov 15 at the presidential palace.

Inaugurated on July 6, 2009, by the decree of the Armenian President, the Global IT Award honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to humanity through advancing the world of IT. It is granted on an annual basis to individuals whose internationally acclaimed contributions to IT have resulted in near-revolutionary or revolutionary developments that have positively impacted or hold the potential to positively impact the humanity.

Tsugio Makimoto is the fourth GIT Award laureate. Previous laureates include retired CEO/ Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation, Craig Barrett in 2010, co-founder of Apple Computers, Inc. Steve Wozniak in 2011 and Chairman Emeritus of Synaptics, Inc. Federico Faggin in 2012.

As in previous years, for 2013 also, the award is being financed by Armenia’s Leading Telecommunications Operator VivaCell-MTS through Hayastan All Armenian Fund. For this purpose the company provided AMD 22 million.