The starting event of our internal women’s network at Henkel “Women in Leadership” (WiL) in 2011 was the high-light-event at the same time: the round-table discussion with Simone Bagel-Trah our chairwoman of the shareholder committee and of the supervisory board ... read more
Monthly Archives: March 2011
BMW: Brunch Monthly @ Weekend in Asia Pacific
BMW stands for Brunch Monthly @ Weekend. Our senior management team in Asia Pacifc & China headquarter invites new hires to have brunch together every month in Shanghai. They exchange their point of view about Henkel’s future and listen to ... read more
Henkel awarded at World Diversity Leadership Summit Europe / Henkel beim „World Diversity Leadership Summit Europe“ ausgezeichnet
Henkel has been recognized with the European Diversity Leadership Honour Award in the Multicultural Working Environment category, the jury being particularly impressed by the company’s commitment and transparency in the diversity domain. With employees from 110 nations, of which 50 ... read more
Today it’s Equal Pay Day in Germany / Heute ist Equal Pay Day in Deutschland
These days women are skilled just as well as men are – and even better. However, women earn an average of a lower level than men do – even by having the same profession and qualification. In recent years the ... read more
Entrepreneur Women Retain More Talents in the Company
A survey conducted by Endeavor has shown that innovative and high-growth companies headed by women find it easier to attract and to retain talented professionals than those headed by men, which is an item considered the biggest obstacle for any ... read more
WELT conference “Women in Top Management”
Diversity and the promotion of women have top priority at Henkel, and this is being confirmed again yesterday, March 22: Kasper Rorsted, Henkel CEO, and Kathrin Menges, Corporate Senior Vice President Global Human Resources, were at the “WELT Conference” in ... read more
Flexible Recruitment For Results
In a world of high unemployment it is still a challenge to hire the right person. Initial searches produced adequately qualified candidates but none with the right commercial experience and background. That was until we started working with a local ... read more
Done Deal: Female quota in Austria / Beschlossenen Sache: Frauenquote in Österreich
On 15th March 2011 the Austrian government agreed on a female quota for supervisory boards in companies which are close to the state. A 35 percent quota is to be achieved by 2018. Below some press articles on that decision: ... read more