Sixty foreigners have been honored in this year's Shanghai Magnolia Silver Awards for making outstanding contributions to the city's social and economic development.

The Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office announced the winners yesterday and said it was the biggest group of recipients since the awards' 1989 inception.

The awards, presented annually, are one of the top honors the government bestows on expatriates to recognize their contributions to the city.

So far 700 foreigners have won the coveted award.

The 60 award winners this year come from the United States, Japan, Britain, Germany, Singapore, Canada, France, Sweden, Malaysia, Australia, Netherlands, Egypt, South Korea, Finland, Algeria and Nepal.

They have been recognized for their long-term devotion to their local careers, which boosts technical and cultural exchanges between Shanghai and the rest of the world.

Li Mingjun, director general of the Foreign Affairs Office, thanked recipients yesterday during a ceremony to present badges and certificates to some of the award winners.

Li said he hoped the honored expatriates would continue to support the city as it took further steps to develop into an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center.

Torbjorn Sternsjo, president of Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai) Co Ltd and one of the winners, said he looked upon the award as a sign that he had been able to contribute to the development of Shanghai. He thanked the city government on behalf of all recipients for "this memorable recognition."

The Swede, who has lived in Shanghai more than 10 years, also has a Chinese name, Lei Xinghu. "For a foreigner, Shanghai is a very exciting place to live and work," he said.

"The city has always had a sort of international atmosphere. We are still eager to continue our contributions to the future development of Shanghai."

Noureddine Berrah (Algeria)

Expert

Shanghai Energy Conservation Supervision Center

Paul J.Bowdler (Britain)

Production Director

Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Co., Ltd

Rolf D Cremer (German)

Vice President

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Chang Ket Leong (Malaysia)

President Autoliv China

Autoliv (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd

Xiangli Chen (United States)

President

GE (China) Research and Development Center Co., Ltd

Richard David (Australia)

Chairman

Shanghai Huatian Property Development Co., Ltd

Vincent Deubel (France)

Director General

Institute Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scott L.Friedman (United States)

Advisory Professor

Fudan University

Juergen Willi Fritz (German)

Productive general manager

ZF Shanghai Steering Co., Ltd

Jan Bertel Gardberg (Finland)

President

IKEA Distribution (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

Alf Gerlach (German)

Clinic professor

Shanghai Mental Health Center

Takayuki Hanazato (Japan)

Professor

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Andre Hartmann(France)

General Manager

Shanghai Radiall Electronics Co., Ltd

Rupert J. Hoogewerf (Britain)

CEO

Hurun Report

Guillaume Horreard (France)

General Manager

AREVA T&D Shanghai Power Automation Co., Ltd

Yinghe Hu (United States)

Executive Director

East China Normal University

Alan Hudson (Britain)

Guest Professor

Shanghai Administration Institute

Magnus Johansson (Sweden)

President of China

SKF (China) Investment Co., Ltd

Bjorn L.H.Jonson (Sweden)

Advisory Professor

Fudan University

Jung Min Ho (South Korea)

General Manager

Shanghai E-Mart Supercenter Co., Ltd

Kim Heung Soo (South Korea)

CEO

SMG-CJ Homeshopping Co. Ltd

Gong Li (United States)

Chairman

Accenture (China) Co., Ltd

Joe Liu (United States)

Vice President,R&D,3M China Region

3M China Limited

Olivia Lum (Singapore)

Group CEO

HYFLUX Ltd

Dale M MacDonald (Canada)

President

Ashland (China) Holdings Co., Ltd

Kenneth Macpherson (Britain)

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Managing Director

Diageo China Ltd

Karl Heinz Mangartz (German)

General Manager

Degussa Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

James W.McGill (United States)

President, Asia Pacific

Eaton Corporation

Charles M.McIntyre (United States)

Professor

Shanghai Jiaotong University

Minokawa Hisahiro (Japan)

Vice President of China

Canon(China)Co., Ltd Shanghai Branch

Miyagawa Masaru (Japan)

Chairman

Shiseido China Co., Ltd

Yasser Youssef Mahmoud EI Negouly (Egypt)

Branch Manager

National Bank of Egypt Shanghai Branch

Ninomiya Yoshifumi (Japan)

Site Manager

Baosteel Co., Ltd

Osakabe Akihiko (Japan)

Director President

Panasonic Plasma Display Shanghai Co., Ltd

Peter Pang (Australia)

President

Bosch (China) Investment Ltd

Stehly Patrick JCE (France)

Senior Supervisor

Herrenknecht￡?Shanghai￡?Tunneling Equipment Co., Ltd

John F. Jr. Rosen (United States)

Visiting Professor

Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Corinne Le Roy (France)

Managing Director

Shanghai UBI Computer Software Co., Ltd

John David Rowe (Britain)

General Manager

Shanghai Krupp Stainless Co., Ltd

Surendra Shrestha (Nepal)

Professor

Tongji University

Robert Bullen Smith (Britain)

Managing Director

Johnson Matthey (Shanghai) Catalyst Co., Ltd

Torbjorn Sternsjo (Sweden)

President

Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

Sugiyama Matsujiro (Japan)

General Manager

Fujikura Shanghai Cable Co., Ltd

Richard Johannes Suurland (Netherlands)

President

ABB Electrical Machines Co., Ltd

Satoshi Takeda (Japan)

President

Panasonic Semiconductor (Shanghai)Co., Ltd

Shane Tedjarati (Canada)

President

Honeywell (China) Co., Ltd

Xuexi Tie (United States)

Senior specialist

Shanghai Meteorological Bureau

Kevin E.Wale (Australia)

President

General Motors (China) Investment Co., Ltd

Michael P.Walsh (United States)

Technical consultant

Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau

Qun Wang Jamieson

Vice President

Yum (China) Investment Co., Ltd

Tyze-Chyang Wang (United States)

President

Amkor Assembly &Test(Shanghai)Co., Ltd

Henk Westerhoek (Netherlands)

Managing Director

Logwin Air + Ocean China Ltd

Jochen Wiedemann (German)

Consultant

Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center

Wu Ping (United States)

Board Chairman

Spreadtrum Communication Inc.

Donald Edward Williams (United States)

Consultant

Shanghai International Autocity Development Co., Ltd

Yamaguchi Chikara (Japan)

Chairman

Mitsubishi Corporation(Shanghai)Limited

Yanaoka Hirokazu (Japan)

President

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ(China),Ltd

Yoshimi Tone (Japan)

President

Kmoatsu Packaging Machinery(Shanghai)Co., Ltd

Dahai Yu (German)

Chairman

Evonik (China) Co., Ltd

Manuel Zerwes (German)

Managing Director

Cognis Chemicals (China) Co., Ltd