Kim Bösken, Author at NORMA Group Blog

Recent Articles

A three-country success story

From Serbia to the United Kingdom and ultimately to Germany – that was the journey undertaken by Aleksandra Ivackovic, Customer Coordinator New Energy, at NORMA Group. In this interview, she tells us how she has developed both personally and professionally since joining the company as an intern and what her goals are for the future.

“The workplace is a great opportunity to step out of your bubble”

What do Kim Schmiedel, Miriam Reith and Julia Bergmann have in common? Despite their different educational backgrounds, all three work in the Corporate Responsibility (CR) department at the NORMA Group site in Maintal, Germany. In this interview, they talk to us about how these differences shape how they work together every day and what they can learn from each other.

“Spending time working abroad is an amazing experience”

Sladjana Beronja, Program Purchasing Buyer Intern in Novi Sad, Serbia, and Sven Skupin, Specialist Purchasing Systems & Processes in Maintal, Germany, worked at the NORMA Group site in Pilica, Poland, as part of a bubble assignment. In this interview, they talk about the experiences they gained while working abroad.

“For me, the focus is clearly on people”

Ulrik Thelin has been working for NORMA Group for four years at our site in Anderstorp, Sweden. He has recently assumed the role of Senior Director of Strategy and Planning. In this interview, he talks about the principle of lean management, the benefits that come along with it and what motivates him.

From Istanbul to Gothenburg: A story of professional change and cultural discovery

Burcu Altintas has been with NORMA Group for nearly three years. She just moved from Istanbul, Turkey, to Sweden and has been working at our Gothenburg site for the past eight months. In this interview, she talks about the changes her move has brought about – both professionally and personally.

“Working at NORMA Group changed my life”

Kevin Araujo is a Customer Service & Production Planner Analyst at the NORMA Group site in Atibaia, Brazil. In this interview, he talks about his career and what he owes to the company.

“As an apprentice, I get to manage my own projects”

In this interview, Adrian Goliqi, an apprentice in the ICT department, talks about his daily work routine and why he decided to do an apprenticeship with the company after his one-year internship.

“I participated in the Ironman in Hawaii”

Ewa Urbanska works as ICT Change Manager at our site in Krakow, Poland. In this interview, she talks to us about her most memorable experiences at the company and her successes in the triathlon.

Getting to know new cultures – Bubble Assignments at NORMA Group

Living abroad for a while, getting to know a new culture and gaining some valuable international work experience? You can do it all at NORMA Group during a Bubble Assignment. The goal of these assignments is to strengthen cooperation among the sites and to learn from each other. Overcoming national and cultural boundaries is a natural side-effect. This was an experience that way also shared by Nikolina, Miloš, Nemanja and Tarik.