One week after it was announced that it was receiving the $ 1 million Genesis Award, Pfizer CEO Albert Burla announced that he was dedicating the award to the Jewish community in Thessaloniki, Greece
Albert Burla, CEO of Pfizer, was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece to an old Spanish Jewish family who came to Greece after the Spanish expulsion, and their sons were jewelers and diamond miners. , Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, as the recipient of the Genesis Award.
Burla received the highest number of votes in a recently concluded global campaign, in which more than 200,000 people from 71 countries voted. The public vote was unanimously approved by the Genesis Prize Selection Committee, which has nine judges.
The Genesis Award, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel,” is an annual award designed to miraculously excel people whose values and accomplishments inspire. Every year selected ones win on the basis of unprecedented professional achievements.