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We are honored and proud to announce that FrieslandCampina has been selected as the winner for ‘Talent Insights Pioneer’ by LinkedIn Talent Awards Netherlands.
‘’I encourage my team to be aware of their own talents and strengths, embrace the "power of differences," and leverage their strengths to drive success within our win-win mindset.”
“Thanks to the experience that Mentoring program gave me, I am more confident and hopeful that I can start to rebuild my career here in the Netherlands”
Anouk has been working at FrieslandCampina since 2016 and has already fulfilled various roles. “In the positions, I've held so far, I'm always concerned with how we can do better. Not only as an organization, but especially with each other as employees. I get excited about pursuing ambitions together and seeing development in that.”.
‘’My challenge and objective are to add value for my people and business through the work I do. To enable people to develop and grow, to be engaged and energized at work.’’ Ruxandra is caring by nature. Curious how she translates this into her work as HR Development Manager in Romania, read her story below.
"I am passionate about continuous learning and growth. Challenges always
motivate and keep me going." Zai Lin is passionate by nature, but how does she translates this into building her career within FrieslandCampina?
“When taking care of financial reporting, collaboration with my team and stakeholders is essential. What I like the most about working with my team? The young, energetic and very international ambiance.”
The twin sisters Heidi and Karen form a dream team. Heidi and her team come up with new (spray) cream technologies, while Karen and her team keep a keen eye on quality. Together with their colleagues, they have put Lummen on the map: the whipped cream and spray-can technologies produced in Lummen travel all over the world! Curious about the story of the innovative twins?
“I see it as a privilege to learn from great leaders and to be exposed to highly professional ways of work. The coaching and mentoring I received while working here at FrieslandCampina Nigeria enhanced my career to move from a role of Machine Operator to Production Manager.” Olubunmi is courageous by nature, read more about his development journey.
The new product development of infant and toddler nutrition for our Friso brand globally is a big responsibility. ‘’I keep that in my mind and heart when the going gets tough.’’ Herda is resilient by nature and R&D Manager at our R&D center in Wageningen. But what is the story behind this?
On Thursday the 6th of October, winners of the 2022 TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards were revealed at a Gala Dinner at the Montcalm Marble Arch in London, attended by Talent Acquisition, HR and business leaders from some of Europe’s leading employers.
Unlocking the full potential of FrieslandCampina’s young leaders, that is what our LEAP journey is all about. We don’t want to drive a "one-size fits all" approach to leadership; instead we want authentic leaders who inspire with their purpose and who stay true to their nature. How does the LEAP journey support in this?
"I get really energised when I have learned something new, personally and as a team, and if we are on the right track together." Kevin is curious by nature, but how does he translate this into his work as a Finance Director in the North America region?
"Sharing my out-of-the-box ideas with others energises me as such interactions always have a positive outcome – either the idea materialises into a project or it gets shot down, and in any case I get to learn something new." Manvee is collaborative by nature. How does she use this in her job as B2B Digital Marketing Manager?
"I get really energised when someone is capable of doing more than they expected beforehand." Patrick is empowering by nature. How does he use this in his job as Manager Supply Planning?
I want to ensure that our colleagues and the generations to come have a working environment without biases and where everyone, regardless of their background, religion, gender, and age can truly be themselves and get equal opportunities to grow, both in their career and personally.
"Since I started my studies, I have been passionate about making sustainability concrete and put numbers on it. We all want to do things in a sustainable way, but how much and what does it mean? I want my children to have the same opportunities to enjoy the world as I had during my life, so I work every day to keep our planet as healthy as possible.”
Achieving gender equity, or diversity and inclusion in general, is not about any given company or organisation achieving a goal, it’s about society moving towards a better world for everyone. Inspired by her inclusive nature, together with her colleagues from the Gender Equity Team, Almudena is on a mission to increase awareness, reduce bias and empower other colleagues to be their true selves.
