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The women behind the Diversity@NORMA blog series

In our Diversity@NORMA series, we present the diversity of employees who work for NORMA Group. In 2021, the focus of the series was on the female employees of NORMA Group. In this interview, the initiators Marie Wöller and Ivana Blazanovic talk about their motivation behind and experiences with the blog series.

“Only if you are willing to take risks yourself can you expect the same from your employees”

Adriana Pampanas is a Senior Commodity Buyer Temp Labour, Real Estate & Projects at NORMA Group in Maintal. In this interview, she talks about professional role models, her passion for her job and social change.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“Live your dreams, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t achieve them. Don’t stop your step just because you are female in an industry world”

Emma Chen is PDE Director, APAC & Fluid at NORMA Group’s site in Shanghai, China. She talks about professional role models, the importance of intercultural collaboration and her advice to all women.

“People can only develop, allow their creativity to unfold and achieve their goals in an environment where they feel appreciated. Respect for people and the work they do is the deciding factor”

Tatjana Rumbauskiene is PDE Team Leader at the NORMA Group site in Newbury, UK. In this interview, she talks about professional challenges, her passion for her job and her wishes for the future.

“Be yourself, always do your best and don’t let anyone bring you down. We can achieve great things together”

KweeHua Tan is Vice President of HR for the Asia-Pacific region at NORMA Group. In this interview, she talks about her passion for her job, professional and private role models, and the importance of taking time for yourself.

“Never lose sight of your goal and never give up. As women, we can accomplish anything we put our minds to”

Alma Chaparro is HR Business Partner at the NORMA Group location in Juarez, Mexico. She sat down with us to talk about her passion for her job, social prejudices against women in the workplace and her hopes for the future.

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