Lenovo CEO Wins Edison Achievement Award

The Edison Achievement Award recognizes CEO Yang Yuanqing for driving technological innovation through Lenovo.

AsianScientist (May 15, 2014) – Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Chinese computer technology company Lenovo, has received the Edison Achievement Award. Hailing from China, he is the first honoree based outside North America.

The Edison Achievement Award is part of the Edison Awards, which constitute one of the most prestigious accolades honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation.

Yang was honored as a distinguished business executive who has made a significant and lasting contribution to innovation. Accompanying his international recognition are two awards given to Lenovo products: the gold Edison Award for the Yoga Tablet, and the silver Edison Award for the IdeaCentre Horizon Multimode Table PC.

Despite his achievement and his company’s success, Yang emphasized the importance of the real impact of innovation.

“Innovation isn’t just for getting awards. It must impact everybody,” Yang told CNN Fortune Magazine.

The other recipient of the Edison Achievement award is Elon Musk, who is founder of Tesla Motors and Space ExplorationTechnologies. Past recipients of the award include Apple’s Steve Jobs and Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs.

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Source: Lenovo.
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