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IM FOKUS
International Know-How
for the VBH Clientele
Francesco Fiscella
As VBH is presented in various markets,
mainly by the numerous staff
members from all over the world, the
company unites a lot of different cultures.
Each of them and all of them
promote diversity as well as mutual
understanding. Hence VBH supports
international new talents with specific
programs.
The understanding of other cultures and
markets, to note the distinctive local
characteristics, to learn from that and to
exchange positive experience – that international
know-how at VBH makes the
difference. “In order to exploit this potential
we promote qualified junior staff from
different countries and offer perspectives
with international trainee and management
programs”, says Karsten Kreibich
Vice President and Labour Director
of VBH. Subsequent to the programs
the staffs work for VBH in international
projects or in their home countries.
From Slovakia to Germany,
from Scotland to Belgium
For example Katarina Biresova, originally
from Slovenia, works in the German head
quarters and is responsible for international
marketing projects. To work in an international
team is particularly appealing for
her:”VBH offers the opportunity to realise
your own ideas and assume the responsibility
for interesting projects.” Johanna
Tzerba outlines something that like. The
young woman, born in Austria, found her
way to Germany via Scotland. At present
she is responsible for different sales activities
and IT projects in Italy and Belgium.
“VBH is large enough to offer international
experience with a short and professional
decision-making. For this reason
it is quite easy to realise good projects.”
The trainee programs last 18 to 24
months and the staff as well as the customers
benefit from the experience of the
trainees, their know-how about individual
requirements and how to organise an efficient
process flow. One of the first attendees
of the junior executive program
was Francesco Fiscella. He changed to
VHB in 2007 and thanks to his skills in
seven different languages he coordinated
a variety of activities in Belgium, Cyprus,
Spain and Italy like Vassili Toropov from
Russia. One year ago Francesco Fiscella
became managing director of VBH Italy –
since the beginning of 2010 Vassili Toropov
has been supervising four warehouses
in Great Britain. There is an endless list of
careers at VBH and in the beginning you
seldom know where the new talents may
get to. “The objective is to fill a vacancy
with employees who are well-prepared
to the challenges in order to maintain the
high standard and culture of VBH also for
the future”, so Karsten Kreibich. Also in
future VBH will offer programs to promote
the international management.
Katarina Biresova
Johanna Trzeba
08 VBH Magazin 03/2010