On December 24 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn event on summarizing results of regional public contest “Manager of the year 2013” at Korston hotel. The contest is held in accordance with Tatarstan President’s Edict dated February 26, 2002 № 121. The contest commission headed by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov carries out the contest management.

The functions of organizing committee are fulfilled by the Association of enterprises and entrepreneurs of the Republic of Tatarstan represented by the Fund “Tatarstan. Managers of the 21st century”. Official documents are available on the website www.rgrt.ru .

Welcoming winners of the contest and participants of the ceremony, Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated everyone on finishing the year.

“It was not an easy year for us, we held many events, and one of them was world summer Universiade. Despite a difficult economic situation, we managed to maintain economic results, and Tatarstan GRP made 1 trillion 520 bln rubles. For sure, it is due to a hard work of managers and their teams that are here today. Congratulations to you and your personnel on having such results at the end of the year,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

Rustam Minnikhanov also mentioned two other important events, transfer of heads of two major industrial enterprises, former Director of Tataneft oil company Shafagat Takhautdinov and Head of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Vladimir Busygin, to other positions.

Summing up, Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan achieved such economic results because of team work.

Presentation of awards to winners of regional public contest “Manager of the year 2013” was held afterwards.