Bernard Meyer receives

Werner-von-Siemens-Ring

Papenburg, 13 December 2009 - Today Bernard Meyer, Managing Partner of MEYER WERFT, was awarded the Werner-vonSiemens-Ring. Every three years this highest German technology award pays tribute to persons who have made outstanding contributions to technical sciences. The Werner-von-Siemens Foundation decided to award the ring to the shipbuilder Bernard Meyer for his noticeable achievements as a German engineer and the ground-breaking technical solutions developed under his guidance and implemented in his state-of-the-art shipyards in Papenburg and Rostock. Bernard Meyer is now standing in line with icons of engineering and technology such as Carl Bosch, Konrad Zuse and Wernher von Braun. "I consider this award a special recognition of the performance of the complete MEYER WERFT team and all our partner companies as well as the overall German shipbuilding industry," Bernard Meyer said in his speech on the day of the award ceremony that took place in Berlin.