台玻董事长荣获2002年全球杰出玻璃贡献凤凰奖

台玻集团品质政策：以先进的技术，全公司的品质管理，提供客户满意的产品台玻董事长荣获2002年全球杰出玻璃贡献凤凰奖为表扬对玻璃业界具有杰出贡献之个人，19家全球主要的玻璃供应商，在1971年5月齐聚纽约，组成凤凰奖遴选委员会(PhoenixAwardCommittee)。该委员会为维持客观性及专业水准，当中的成员必须任职于玻璃制造公司，并以个人名义担任委员。委员会一任4年，每年选出6位新委员接替任期届满者。委员会之宗旨，在于每年遴选一位对玻璃业界贡献卓著之当代人士，得奖者将会获邀亲自出席，领取象徵本奖项精神的玻璃制凤凰雕像奖座。得奖人所处的专业领域，可以是和玻璃相关的科学、制造、及教育，并应涵盖平板玻璃、容器玻璃、厨器玻璃、玻璃纤维、电子玻璃、科学玻璃等等。自1971年凤凰奖设立以来，历年已有31位优秀人士获奖，台湾玻璃工业集团林玉嘉董事长毕生从事玻璃事业，秉承“一人一业，全力投入”，是获颁此奖项的亚洲第二位人士，实为华人之光。以下为PhoenixAwardCommittee官方网站资料/index.htmThePhoenixAward2002–Mr.Y.C.LinTaiwanGlassIndustryGroupMr.LinisrecognizedintheAsianglass-makingarenaasaleaderintheintroductionofnewglasstechnologytotheregion.Asaresultofhisefforts,theTaiwanGlassIndustryGrouphasgrownrapidlytobecomealeadingmanufactureroffloatglass,rolledglass,glasscontainers,tableware,fiberglass,andwovenglassfiberfabric.Becauseofhisworkinbuildingasuccessfulglassexportbusiness,Mr.LinnotonlyreceivedrecognitionfromtheTaiwangovernment,butalsobecamechairmanoftheTaiwanGlassIndustryGroup.In1964,whentheUnitedStatesaidtoTaiwanwasterminated,theTaiwangovernment,needingtogainforeignexchangefundsthroughexports,calleduponMr.Lintobuildaplantcapableofproducingglassofexportablequality.Heacceptedthechallenge,andwithonly27shareholdersbuiltaplantmakingsheetglassbytheFourcoprocessfor150millionTaiwandollars.WithalicensefromPilkington,Mr.LininstalledhisfirstfloatglassfurnaceinTaiwan,andfollowedthatwithtwomorefurnaces.HehassincebuilttwofloatglasslinesinChina;athirdinChengduisunderconstruction,andafourthplantisonthedrawingboard.TheChengduplantwillbringthecorporation’stotalcapacitytoover1milliontonsofglassperyear.TheTaiwanGlassIndustryGroupisalsorecognizedasoneofthetopfivefiberglassmanufacturersinAsia,producing50,000tonsperyear.Muchofthisglassfiberiswovenintofabricthatisusedasreinforcementintheplasticcircuitboardsfortheverylargeelectronicindustryoftheregion.Mr.Linattributeshiscompany’ssuccesstoitswillingnesstolearnaboutandadoptnewglassprocesses.Hehaspersonallymade40tripsaroundtheworld,visitingsuppliersandindustryleadersinsearchofthelatesttechnology.ThecompanycontinuestoexpandtheglassindustryinChinafromretainedearnings.Today,thecorporationisworth112billionTaiwandollars($960millionUS)inpaid-upcapital,with35,000shareholders,andisdebt-free.In2001,thecompanyhadrevenuesof$407millionUSandemployed5,700people.Y.C.LinwaspresentedwiththePhoenixAwardataformalbanquetSeptember13,2002inPortland,Oregon.YEARAWARDEESCHAIRMAN2008JOHNGALLOPaulGuttmann2007HELMUTSWAROVSKIPatBattersby2006DR.WARRENW.WOLFJR.MichaelNelson2005HELMUTA.SCHAEFFERPaulBoscarino2004ALONSOGONZALEZ,JR.CarolSchnall2003JOHNBROWNDaveBrooks2002CHAIRMANY.C.LINSteveNixon2001CLAUDEPICOTDickMarshall2000ROGERO’SHAUGHNESSYDaveUlmer1999MADAMALEVYARAMANWilliamMaterna1998DALECHIHULYDavidDefibaugh1997JOSEPHLEMIEUXPhilipRoss1996DR.DAVIDPYEDanielP.Smith1995JOHNMcCONNELLW.JohnKivala1994I.K.BYUNGaryCrabb1993HAROLDMcMASTERMichaelHartley1992FRANKLINH.GREENJamesA.Ulmer1991JOHNF.WOSINSKIClarkJenkins1990ERNESTOMARTENSR.G.B.Samuel1989DR.ROBERTJ.RYDERTomFinger1988R.D.HUBBARDF.PeterMerkle1987GEORGEW.KELLERRobertN.Beauch1986WILLIAMM.DAVIDSONWilliamF.Brandt1985WILLIAMW.BOESCHENSTEING.A.Jakes1984ROBERTE.UTSLERJamesLeadbetter1983DR.WILLIAMR.PRINDLEDaleR.Pflaumer1982WILLIAMA.KERRDavidHilligoss1981SIRALASTAIRPILKINGTONStephenE.LaDue1980FRANKH.WHEATON,JR.RobertE.Clagett1979BEUTHERL.SCHMIDTJosephC.Keaney,Jr.1978GEORGEB.LAN