The II-VI Infrared Division of II-VI Incorporated, a company specializing in laser optics, announced that Dr. Ahmad Magad, Group Managing Director of the II-VI Infrared Optics Manufacturing Operations in Asia, was awarded the 2016 Walter L. Hurd Executive Medal by the Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO). Dr. Ahmad Magad will receive the award on Nov. 21, 2016 at the 22nd Asia Pacific Quality Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand.

“Dr. Magad oversees our extensive II-VI Infrared manufacturing operations in Singapore, China, and the Philippines,” said Steve Rummel, Vice President, II-VI Infrared. “With the prestigious Walter L. Hurd Executive Medal, Dr. Magad joins the ranks of eminent past recipients, validating his leadership contributions to the larger Asian quality community, and especially to the II-VI corporate quality transformation.”

The APQO manages the funds and activities of the Walter L. Hurd Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to promote the interchange of quality methodologies throughout Asia and all countries bordering on the Pacific. Each year, the APQO presents Walter L. Hurd Executive Medal to an executive who has demonstrated exceptional adherence to quality principles and provides leadership in the quality movement in the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.