NZX CEO announced as Young Global Leader 2008

12 March 2008 - The World Economic Forum today announced that Mark Weldon has been selected as a Young Global Leader 2008. This honour recognises and acknowledges the top young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and the potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

Of the 245 Young Global Leader 2008 honorees, 121 are business leaders. The current community of Young Global Leaders represents leading executives, public figures and intellectuals from over 60 countries and includes co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab said, “The World Economic Forum is a true multi-stakeholder community of global decision makers. We need the Young Global Leaders to be a voice for the future in the global thought process and as a catalyst for initiatives in the global public interest.”

The Young Global Leaders 2008 were chosen from a pool of 5,000 candidates by a selection committee of 31 eminent international media leaders, including Thomas H. Glocer, CEO of Reuters, Arthur Sulzberger, Chairman and Publisher of The New York Times and Robert Thomson, Publisher of Dow Jones & Company and the Wall Street Journal.

The World Economic Forum provides the opportunity for this diverse group of Young Global Leaders to meet at a number of occasions during the year around the world. Mark Weldon said it is opportunities like this that make it possible to forge relationships and build deep networks with leaders in rapidly developing countries such as China and India.

For more information and a detailed list of all Young Global Leaders, visit: http://www.younggloballeaders.org/

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About The Forum of Young Global Leaders
Established in 2004 by Professor Klaus Schwab, The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique, multistakeholder community of the world’s most extraordinary young leaders, who dedicate a part of their time to jointly addressing global challenges and who are committed to devoting some of their knowledge and energy to collectively work towards a better future. As part of their engagement, the Young Global Leaders give their time to task forces to initiate, develop and drive innovative solutions on important, globally-oriented issues, including health, education, the environment, global governance and security, and development and poverty.

About The World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world. The Forum provides a collaborative framework for the world’s leaders to address global issues, engaging particularly its corporate members in global citizenship. Incorporated as a foundation, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The Forum has NGO consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Visit The World Economic Forum website at the following link: http://www.weforum.org

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