In the “Job Profiles” series, InterNations team members discuss their position and responsibilities. Our CTO (chief technical officer) Daniel shares his impressions after his first few months in charge of our Engineering Department and tells us what kind of people he’s currently looking to hire.
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Job Profile: What Does the InterNations CFO Do All Day?
In the series “Job Profiles”, various members of the InterNations team talk about their position and the work that they do. In the latest post, our CFO Stephan shares how he started out as an intern in our team, how he has grown into his current role, and why he considers working for a global expat community the “cherry on top” of his career.
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International Women’s Day, on 8 March, is an occasion to celebrate women’s achievements, but also to look at areas where there’s still room for improvement.
In Germany, the percentage of women in management (i.e. members of management boards and managing directors) is being widely discussed: the current share of 29% is somewhat below the EU average (34%).
Frankly, InterNations doesn’t do any better than the average German company, though we don’t perform any worse, either. If we count our two founders and co-CEOS as regular members of our management board, three of ten board members are women. At 30%, this corresponds more or less to the national average.
The women on our management board are anything but average, though, and they have a lot to share about leadership in general, as well as women and leadership in particular.
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