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15 Voices – 15 Countries: Shi Feng, China

This year NORMA Group is celebrating its 15th anniversary. In the blog series 15 voices – 15 countries, 15 colleagues from 15 countries report on their experiences at NORMA Group. Shi Feng is EJT Sales Team Leader at the location in Qingdao, China. In an interview, he reports how NORMA Group has developed in China over the past few years.

15 Voices – 15 Countries: Thomas Eriksson, Sweden

This year NORMA Group is celebrating its 15th anniversary. As part of this anniversary, 15 colleagues from 15 countries report on their experiences at NORMA Group and tell how NORMA Group has developed. Thomas Eriksson has been working at the NORMA Group location in Sweden for 33 years.

NORMA Group celebrates – a journey around the world

NORMA Group’s 27 locations are spread throughout the globe. But the daily routine at the sites consists of more than just work – there are also team events. The occasions, just like the employees, are extremely diverse. Whether the occasion is Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, New Year’s Day, Midsummer’s Eve or Halloween, spending time with colleagues away from the office strengthens the sense of community.

“Don’t be defined by your gender, let your results speak for themselves. Have confidence in yourself and do what you love – if you do what you love, you will have a fantastic career”

Sharon Vessels is Vice President of Marketing & Ecommerce for the Americas Region of NORMA Group located in the California offices of Water Management. In this interview, she talks about professional challenges, her passion for her job and her hopes for the future.

“You don’t have to be successful to be happy, but you do have to be happy to be successful”

Elisabete Brandao is HR Business Partner at NORMA Group’s Lifial site in Portugal. In this interview, she talks about her passion for her job and her hopes for the future.

“Be open for new people and new knowledge. Observe the processes and the people around you”

Žaklina Perić has been part of NORMA Group for ten years and works nowadays at the location in Serbia as a Supplier Quality Developer. In an interview, she talks about her career at NORMA Group, her proudest moments and her advice for young professionals in the automotive industry.

“We can all allow ourselves to be confident!”

Linda Breideband is a Product Engineer at the NORMA Group site in Maintal, Germany. In this interview, she talks about her role models, professional challenges and what her hopes are for the future.

“Rome wasn’t built in a day. Social change takes time”

Sonia Palomeque is Marketing Manager DS EMEA at the NORMA Group site in Barcelona, Spain. In an interview, she talks about private and professional role models and the passion she has for her career.

“Do something you are passionate about. Accept failures and use them to help you grow”

Dragan Grcic is an Extrusion Manager at the NORMA Group site in Serbia. In this interview, he talks about his career at NORMA Group, his advice for new employees and his aspirations for the future.

“All women in this world have great personalities and each of them has her own strengths. We women should support each other. We can achieve great things together”

Natasha Vatsilas is Marketing Coordinator at NORMA Group’s Dandenong South site in Australia. In this interview, she talks about her role models, professional challenges and what she hopes for in the future.