International award for Renishaw’s McMurtry
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Sir David McMurtry (pictured), chairman and chief executive of global engineering company Renishaw plc, has been honoured with the prestigious General Pierre Nicolau Award by the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP).
The award, which was presented to Sir David at the Academy's annual assembly in Pisa, Italy during August, is presented each year to individuals who have made significant and distinguished contributions within the field of production engineering.
The presentation of the Nicolau Award, which honours CIRP founder General Pierre Nicolau, was made by its President, Professor Gerry Byrne, who said, "Sir David McMurtry has made very many significant contributions to the field of metrology, a subject that was of direct and great interest to General Nicolau. He is named as an inventor or co-inventor on some 47 Rolls Royce patents and on over 150 Renishaw inventions."
Professor Byrne continued, "Sir David is a highly acclaimed engineer, designer and innovator at the helm of one of the UK's leading companies, and is an inspirational role model for young engineers." This international honour was inaugurated in 2001 and past distinguished winners include Professor Joachim Milberg, former Chairman of BMW, Dr Klaus Wucherer, former board member of Siemens AG, Dr Masahiko Mori, President of Mori-Seiki and Dr Yoshiharu Inaba, CEO of Fanuc.
