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Philippe Pegorier awarded the Order of Friendship

24.10.2016

On 24 October, Philippe Pegorier, Member of the AEB Board, Chairman of the AEB Machine Building and Engineering Committee, was awarded the Order of Friendship, the highest Russian award for foreigners, by the Russian President for his contribution to the development of business relations, economic and humanitarian cooperation with the Russian Federation as the AEB Board Chairman (2014-2016) and President of Alstom in Russia. 


Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov presented the award in the name of the President of the Russian Federation.
The corresponding Decree was signed by Vladimir Putin on 4 August 2016 and published on 5 August 2016.

The Association of European Businesses is very proud as this award can be also seen as recognition of AEB merits. 
 
Photo L-R: Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP); Philippe Pegorier, Member of the AEB Board, Chairman of the AEB Machine Building and Engineering Committee, Alstom Russia; Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian  Federation.

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