Ottobock and his CEO Oliver Jakobi have tight relationships to the Kremlin and Wladimir Putin
Source: http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/56277
On December 5, 2017, President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian State Specialized Academy of Arts—the world’s only creative university dedicated to people with disabilities—meeting with persons with disabilities and representatives of relevant organizations and professional associations.
Excerpt (translated highlights)
V. Putin: We have such information resources. We need to see how they work and add something. Overall, the proposal is correct. Thank you.
Please, Mr. Jakobi.
O. Jakobi: Good afternoon, dear Vladimir Vladimirovich! Oliver Jakobi, I’m the director of the company that organized wheelchair production in Togliatti, and I would like to thank you for your support over the past years…
… We can move away from regulation and auctions toward a more individual, higher‑quality approach for people. … It’s not only about medical rehabilitation but rehabilitation in general… Making a prosthesis or handing over a wheelchair is only a small part of the overall rehabilitation path. …
Also present: Olga Golodets (then Deputy Prime Minister) and Sergei Kiriyenko (since 2016, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration).
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