The International Organization for Standardization has elected Zhang Xiaogang, president of the Chinese Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corp., as president at the 36th ISO General Assembly in Russia's St Petersburg, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Zhang become the first Chinese person to assume the post, indicating China has made a breakthrough by playing a substantive role in the ISO.
Zhang is also the vice-chairman of the World Steel Association and a member of the China Standardization Expert Committee. He also served as president of the China Steel Industry Association from 2007 to 2009.
Founded in 1947, the ISO is the largest and most authoritative international standard-setting body. By the end of 2012, the ISO had developed and published about 20,000 standards, which have played an important role in the world economy and trade.
近日，在俄罗斯圣彼得堡举行的第36届国际标准化组织(ISO)大会上,中国标准化专家委员会委员、国际钢铁协会副主席张晓刚成功当选ISO主席。这是自ISO成立以来中国人首次担任这一国际组织的最高领导职务,标志着我国在国际标准化领域取得重大突破性成果。
截至2012年底,ISO制定发布了近2万项国际标准。ISO标准在世界上具有权威性和通用性,已成为国际经贸活动的重要规则,被誉为国际贸易的“通行证”。同时,ISO标准的范围也在不断扩展,对社会管理、公共服务乃至政府职能等都有着深刻影响。
张晓刚先后在武汉大学、东北大学、北京钢铁研究总院学习并取得金属材料学学士、硕士和金属材料及热处理专业博士学位，现任鞍山钢铁集团公司总经理。
