In December, the Diversity Board once again invited all female colleagues around the world to meet (virtually) and exchange ideas as part of the internal women’s network women@Krones. The topic of this event: United by Diversity. For an hour, colleagues from South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates provided insights into their daily work and described their career paths. A common theme emerged from many of them: In rather male-dominated industries such as mechanical and plant engineering, it is often more challenging for women to make their voices heard and to work their way into leadership positions. Difficult, but not impossible, as the careers of the speakers prove! With a clear goal in mind and the courage to tackle and change things, they all lead teams in their respective fields today.
The networking event with insights from colleagues of the region Africa and the Middle East was already the second international meeting held this year. Back in May, the focus was on the role of women in India, a main theme brought to life by a lecture from the former German ambassador to India and voices from local colleagues.

In addition to the two international events, there were also two events in 2024 for all female colleagues in Germany – both centred around the topic of leadership in part-time or tandem arrangements. Each of these lectures was followed by a lively Q&A and discussion session, highlighting the great interest in this topic. Krones is on the right track with its various offerings around the compatibility of career and family!

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Many colleagues gathered for team viewing events at their respective locations, virtually concluding the women@Krones year 2024 together. On the photos: teams from Johannesburg (South Africa), Dubai (UAE), Casablanca (Morocco) and Lagos (Nigeria) (from the left)__

Good news from Italy: Our subsidiary Kosme has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification!

And it is more than just a badge of honor; it is a testament for Kosme to safeguarding sensitive company and customer information. To achieve this, the company has established a framework and corresponding methods and clear guidelines to ensure data security and provide customers with the confidence that their information is well-protected.
For a year, the Kosme team prepared for the successful certification with numerous alignments and implementation rounds. Mattia Lonzia, Head of Information Technology at Kosme, is especially delighted about this milestone: “Personally, I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such a great team. The teamwork and dedication of everyone were truly inspiring.”

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Mattia Lonzi (first row on the left) together with Francesco Moretti from the Kosme IT team (on the right) as well as Laura Voigt from Krones Corporate Cyber Security and auditor Marcus Giese.__