-Women at Siemens

First women on the Managing Board

For 160 years, all members of Siemens’ Managing Board were men. That changed in 2008 with the appointment of the Swiss manager Barbara Kux. For five years, she was head of purchasing and responsible for the topic of sustainability. At the time when she joined the company’s highest management body, Siemens was the only company among the thirty firms listed on Germany’s DAX index to have a female management board member.

Barbara Kux made the start, to this day four more women have followed: From 2010 to 2013, Brigitte Ederer of Austria headed Corporate Human Resources and looked after the economic region of Europe, including Germany.  From August 2014 to early 2020, Lisa Davis of the United States was responsible for the company’s energy business.  For a five-year period beginning in early 2015, Janina Kugel, a manager from Germany with a degree in economics, served as Chief Human Resources Officer. Judith Wiese, a German human resources manager and economist, has been a member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG since October 1, 2020. She is responsible for Human Resources, Sustainability and Global Business Services.

Barbara Kux

-Women at Laurastar

Laurastar is a Swiss brand that has always, since it was founded, been committed to respecting your clothes and the environment. That is why Laurastar constantly innovates so you can keep your clothes looking beautiful easily and purify them naturally thanks to the hygienic qualities of its steam.

Julie Monney

Julie Monney is co-CEO of Laurastar alongside her brother, Michael Monney. Passionate about product innovation and brand management, Julie has brought an innovative market perspective to the family business. She embodies the brand’s new strategic direction for a more beautiful, healthier life. Laurastar benefits from her international experience working for large groups such as Unilever Cosmetics, Procter & Gamble, and Landor Geneva. A graduate of the University of Lausanne with a degree in Journalism, she also holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Webster University in Geneva.

Marie Bourel

Marie Bourel is Laurastar’s global marketing and scientific director. With an educational background in life sciences and a master's degree in marketing, she brings a rational eye to health-related issues through her collaboration with independent laboratories commissioned by Laurastar to certify the properties of hygienic steam. She also makes sure marketing materials are based on solid science and underpin the brand's high-end, technological image.

-Women at Liebherr

Liebherr is and remains a wholly-owned family-run company and the Liebherr Group is inextricably linked to the Liebherr family. A value-oriented corporate culture ensures strong team spirit and a trusting relationship with partners and customers.

Johanna Platt

Since 2017, joint direction and management of the Hotels Division, together with her mother, Dr. h.c. Isolde Liebherr (vice president of the administrative board of Liebherr-International AG). Member of the administrative board of Liebherr-International AG, the holding company of the Liebherr Group in Bulle (Switzerland).

Patricia Rüf

Joint management of the Maritime Cranes company area of the Liebherr Group with her mother, Dr. h.c. Isolde Liebherr (Vice President of the Administrative Board of Liebherr-International AG). Also joint management of the Gear Technology and Automation Systems company area with her uncle, Dr. h.c. Willi Liebherr (President of the Administrative Board of Liebherr-International AG). Member of the administrative board of Liebherr-International AG, the holding company of the Liebherr Group in Bulle (Switzerland).

Isolde Liebherr

In 1976, Joined the company and assumed managerial responsibilities within the Group. Since 1994-Vice president of the administrative board of Liebherr-International AG, Bulle (Switzerland)

-Women at Dyson

Dyson is one of the “World’s Best Employers” and a Top 100 “Female-Friendly Company” to work for, according to two surveys published by Forbes, the US business magazine.

Forbes partnered with the market research company Statista to identify the best overall employers and those that excel in championing women at work.

Chunrui Zhang

Head of Embedded Software

I always had a vague interest in becoming an engineer. I liked the idea of creating something and being involved in problem solving. Influenced by my late father, I decided to select Analytical Instrumentation as my major.

 

 

-Women at ASKO

A household appliance is rarely just a machine. It's something you will come to rely on, something that helps take care of you and your family. And it's also a familiar presence in the home, one that you might see and use every day. With this in mind, we think that every appliance should be a pleasure to use. It should be a companion in your everyday life, making things easier for you – and even inspiring you to indulge your own passions. Put simply, we think that an appliance that makes its way into the heart of your home should be something you can love.

Christina Johansson

Christina Johansson was recruited as an accountant manager in 2012, when Gorenje started the relocation of the production unit from Sweden to Slovenia. She was quickly promoted within the financial department and became CFO and responsible for the IT and HR departments during a time where the Swedish ASKO entity went from 550 employees to 55 (today: 75 employees). She is a tough lady who will not let anyone bully her. Christina has two grown-up children and will start her well deserved retirement later this year.

Christine Johansson

Christine Johansson is responsible for performance certification and legislation follow-up in the Dishwasher Competence Center in Lidköping, Sweden. She reports for example all technical details of the ASKO Dishwashers to the European EPREL Database. Christine is actually a textile engineer and had been working with the development and testing of ASKO washing machines and washing programs since 2007. When this production and R&D was relocated to Slovenia, she was involved in the competence transfer and subsequently offered a position within the Dishwasher Competence Center. Christine lives in the countryside and has two own and two bonus grown-up children.

Iris Hjortenhed

Iris Hjortenhed is the regional product manager for the ASKO Direct markets and the main contact person in product-related questions towards the ASKO Distributors. She works towards European markets like Albania, Switzerland, Italy and France, but also Middle East and Asia. Iris, who originally is from Germany, has lived in six different countries and finally settled in Sweden 20 years ago. She is a mother of three kids aged seven to 17.

Camilla Modigs

Camilla Modigs is the Regional Marketing Manager for the ASKO Direct markets and the main contact person in marketing-related questions towards the ASKO Distributors. She works towards European markets like Albania, Switzerland, Italy and France, but also Middle East and Asia. Camilla has worked in the Automotive Industry before for 25 years with various jobs from a Test-driver to Market Strategy Developer. Camilla has one daughter who has gone into her mother´s footsteps and works at the Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg.

All the mentioned brands like Siemens, Liebherr, Laurastar, Dyson, Asko are found in Vanto, where you can also find many other globally prestigious brands.

Vanto Showroom is located at Delijorgji Residential Complex.