Pan Gang, president of Yili Group, wins the Yuan Baohua Enterprise Management Gold Award, Dec 1. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Pan Gang, president of Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co (Yili Group), was awarded the Yuan Baohua Enterprise Management Gold Award - the highest accolade in the field of Chinese business management - on Dec 1, for his contribution to corporate management practice.

As leader of Yili Group, Pan lived up to expectations and led Yili Group to its position among the top five enterprises in the global dairy industry by virtue of his excellent management capabilities.

Pan adheres to the principal that the fundamental mission of the food industry is to meet the health needs of consumers and continue to provide consumers with better products.

Driven by Pan, Yili has established a "full-staff, full-process, all-round" quality management system and a three-level food safety risk monitoring and control system, covering more than 80 inspection units and a total of more than 1,000 inspection items. 

A Yili Group production line [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic this year, Yili's performance has grown against the trend, maintaining increases in its sales revenues and innovation.

To provide consumers with better products, Yili has continuously deepened its internationalization strategy in recent years and is actively deploying overseas to further expand its global supply chain.

Yili has established a "global smart chain" by integrating resources - such as global talent, intelligence, and standards - and establishing dairy industry bases and R&D centers in Asia, Europe, America and Oceania.

Next, Yili will continue to work with global partners to explore the construction of a "global health ecosystem".

Yili Group, based in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]