May 23, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. Winners of the Lesprom Awards-2013 were announced on May, 17 at hotel “Metropol”. Eugene Schwartz, director of the Environmental Policy of WWF Russia; Yuri Gagarin, Director of the department of public policy and forest resources regulation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation; Viktor Grachev, director of the nonprofit partnership self-regulatory organization "Forest Union"; Mikhail Popov, deputy head of the forest management of the Federal Forestry Agency; Galina Dzhanbaeva, project manager of SPARK Marketing Group "Interfax"; representatives from leading companies of the industry and journalists participated at the ceremony.

Nominations and Winners:

Innovation of the year - John Deere

The business strategy of the year - Concern "Ikea"

Investment project of the year - OJSC "Ilim Group"

Best forest management - FSUE "Roslesinforg"

The best strategy of environmental protection - "Mondi Syktyvkar"

Green energy - «Lesozavod 25"

Effective construction of forest roads - OJSC "Ilim Group"

CEO of the year – Pavel Bilibin, JSC "Lesosibirsky LDK# 1"

Best production manager - Anatoly Zhukovetz, CEO of UPM Chudovo

"The largest supplier of timber industry in state procurement for 2012, according to the SPARK Marketing" - GP "Kostromahozles."

Photo report of the ceremony will be published on the site of the Lesprom Awards www.lesprom.com/awards/2013.