At Prysmian, we know that our employees are our greatest resource. We believe that the wealth of expertise they represent should be shared amongst all our offices worldwide.
Our goal is to create an inclusive, collaborative international community, characterised by a common culture and an ability to share ideas and develop the technology of the future.
To ensure this happens, we have a strong focus on international mobility. During their career in Prysmian our employees can have the chance to take up positions across any of our various locations, enhancing their opportunities for personal growth by learning new managerial and professional approaches and allowing them to contribute their know-how at local and international levels.
At 31 December 2016, Prysmian Group had an expatriate population of 233 people of around 30 different nationalities, who had moved to 36 different destination countries; of this total 72% were non-executive and 16% were women.
We strongly believe this continuous flow brings fresh ideas and energy to the Group and we will continue to support our people in fulfilling their international ambitions.
Right from the start, we make it policy to offer international opportunities to our employees.
Our Graduate Program is a successful initiative that recruits a number of talented graduates for one year of training at a local level followed by a two-year assignment overseas in one of 26 different countries. Launched in 2013, we have so far taken on around 130 talented individuals. At the moment, 31% of our total expatriate employees are our young graduates.
To ensure the success of our international assignments, we will continue to nurture cooperation between employees in all offices, developing leadership and encouraging our diversity of talent to take advantage of the chance to broaden their horizons and work abroad.
We are committed to monitoring the effectiveness of our assignments in relation to the exchange of expertise, professional development in local teams, and the growth in leadership and cultural diversity.
We strongly believe that promoting our identity and values amongst colleagues makes us a more agile and adaptable player in the market, leading the way today and in the future.
