The Leader of the Year contest is a good opportunity to thank labour teams and their leaders for their contribution to the economy of Tatarstan. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov announced this at the award ceremony for the winners of the republic’s Head of the Year 2020 public contest. The ceremony, which took place in the Korston Hotel & Mall, was attended by State Councillor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin, and Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that, despite the difficulties that have arisen because of the pandemic, Tatarstan maintains leading positions in many socio-economic indicators. The President thanked the managers who, in the uneasy epidemiological and economic situation, kept jobs and did not allow mass layoffs, were able to avoid large foci of the disease at their enterprises thanks to caring attitude for their teams.
During his speech, Aleksey Pesoshin noted that a total of 120 heads of enterprises and organisations from various sectors of the economy were recommended for participation in the contest. Its nominees were 82 managers who, together with their teams, ensured a high level of their companies’ performance in 2020.
In turn, Mintimer Shaimiev mentioned the leaders who headed various republic’s organisations in difficult years of shaping the economy of today’s Tatarstan. “Being a leader is a mission. You have to bring people together, to lead them”, he said.