From TWO perspectives - Read the success stories of our different role models.

ONE Henkel - many different people - equal opportunities

Our global diversity & Inclusion strategie

Diversity - the right ingredients

Inclusion - the right recipe

Adriana Bianca

Brasil

Adriana Bianca

What does “Diversity” mean to you?

Diversity means enriching the company with a variety of cultures, talents, ideas, optimizing the sustained and continuous achievement of Henkel business results.

What does “Inclusion” mean to you?

Inclusion means respecting all kinds of differences of people, enabling anyone to join Henkel’s winning culture.

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Angela Curley

North America

Angela Curley

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Markus Dinslacken

Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Headquarter

Markus Dinslacken

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Astrid Bosten

Global Diversity & Inclusion, Headquarter

Astrid Bosten

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Benedicte Grossmann

BeNeLux

Benedicte Grossmann

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Csilla Gera

Central Eastern Europe

Csilla Gera

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Diane Humphrey

United Kingdom

Diane Humphrey

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Ilaria Cantu

Italy

Ilaria Cantu

What’s your name and what’s your profession?

I’m Ilaria, I’m 37 years old, I’ve joined Henkel in 2006 and I’m working in HR since a took my degree. I love sea and sailing and I think D&I is a great mean to improve our business effectiveness!

What does “Diversity” mean to you?

Being diverse means give people the chance to express their full potential, simply being theirselves!

What does “Inclusion” mean to you?

Inclusion means cancel bounderies and biases, make people feel part of the same Henkel world.

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Katja Fellenberg

Global Diversity & Inclusion, Headquarter
Lina Morast

Henkel Norden (Finland, Denmark, Norway)

Lina Morast

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Lourdes Abrisqueta

Spain

Lourdes Abrisqueta

What’s your name and what’s your profession?

Lourdes Abrisqueta , 13 years in the company in HR . Recruiting, selecting , training and developing the Henkel Iberica’s employees. Lately member of the equality group in Henkel Iberica in charge of developing the equality plan in the company.

What does “Diversity” mean to you?

For me is a life personal attitude . In our environment favors team enrichement , innovative&different ideas, cooperation, respect and opend mindness.

What does “Inclusion” mean to you?

Is the materialization of a flexible society that accepts any group without judging either gender, age, religion, disabled and promotes equality of this groups when access to full social life.

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Marwa Mohamed

Agypt (Levant, Jordan, Iran, Turkey, Israel)
Narjess Ben Amar

Tunesia (Algeria, Tunesia, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa)

Narjess Ben Amar

What does “Diversity” mean to you?

Diversity represents the difference between people, community, languages, and culture: That’s our strength @ Henkel, with difference we create our sustainable success.

What does “Inclusion” mean to you?

Inclusion is the main way to make our value added visible, we respect difference of each other all the time and where we are.

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Xiomara Salavarrieta

Mercosur

Xiomara Salavarrieta

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Sarah Christiaansen-Carlin

France
Thalia Vouvonikou

Greece

Thalia Vouvonikou

What’s your name and what’s your profession?

My name is Thalia Vouvonikou, HR KAM, Henkel Hellas.

I am working for HR department in Henkel Hellas the last 3, 5 years. I am the responsible HR KAM for U-W Division and Functions. I am also the process owner for Learning, Recruitment & Labor Relations activities.

What does “Diversity” mean to you?

I am very happy to be a part of D&I ambassador’s team since I see “Diversity” as the only approach to drive an efficient organization and achieve continuity on business results.

What does “Inclusion” mean to you?

“Inclusion” means acceptance and tolerance of all different ideas, cultures, and mindsets. Inclusion is the basis for the creation and maintenance of successful teams.

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Zhaoxia Xu

Asia Pacific

Zhaoxia Xu

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Veronica Dohm

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Sven Viklund

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Marie-Laure Marduel

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