MacKinnon Granted Shanghai Honorary Citizenship Award

MacKinnon Granted Shanghai Honorary Citizenship Award

September 29, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng today presented "Shanghai
Honorary Citizenship" certificates to Simon MacKinnon,
President of Corning Greater China at an award ceremony held
in Shanghai. 

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    MacKinnon's award cited his contributions since 1985 to
the development of the city of Shanghai in the areas of
business, environmental protection and international
exchange.  He was also honored for his charity work and
community service.

    MacKinnon joined Corning in March 2000 and was
appointed to his current position in September of the same
year.  Since then, Corning China has grown from 80
employees to over 3000 and Corning's investment in Greater
China has increased from US$ 10 million to over US$ 3
billion.  For more than 25 years, Corning has been actively
participating in China's development, working with local
talent and expertise to develop and apply breakthrough
technologies that have significantly improved people's
lives, in China and throughout the world.  

    MacKinnon is chairman of the China Oxford Scholarship
Fund in Shanghai, honorary director of the
Liverpool-Shanghai Partnership and co-founder and vice
chairman of the Shanghai Urban Regeneration Foundation, a
non-profit organization.  He also served as chairman of the
British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

    "Honorary Citizenship" is the top award given
to foreign nationals in Shanghai.  To date, 29 foreigners
have been given Shanghai Honorary Citizenship since the
award was initiated, with no awards made in 2006 and only
one, to MacKinnon, in 2007.

    About Corning Incorporated
    
    Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the
world leader in specialty glass and ceramics.  Drawing on
more than 150 years of materials science and process
engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone
components that enable high-technology systems for consumer
electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences.  Our products include glass substrates
for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic
substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug
discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass
solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and
metrology.



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