Dialogue with Youth - Seeing and Seizing Opportunities

14.02.2006 -

On 14 February, students of the upper level of the Gymnasium had for the second time the opportunity of interviewing Dr. Matthias Mitscherlich, Chairman of the Management Board of MAN Ferrostaal AG and Managing Director of MAN AG, on vocational and private subjects. In addition to information provided on the person himself, the students from Bochum also got an insight into the Company. The series of events &ldquoDialogue with Youth” is organised annually by the initiative Ruhr.

The aim of the event was to give the students insights into economic contexts and to inform them about the prerequisites and development possibilities for occupations in a company like MAN Ferrostaal.

Recruitment of junior staff, vocational training and further development are an important element of the corporate strategy of MAN Ferrostaal. At the headquarter in Essen, where a total of 575 employees are working, 24 young people are at present doing a vocational training, the majority thereof as wholesale and foreign trade clerks. The qualification at MAN Ferrostaal is really worthwhile: In the last year, seven out of 16 apprentices were taken over by the Company as employees, while the others succeeded in finding an employment at renowned companies immediately after their vocational training. For the year 2006, there will be jobs for 27 apprentices, nine trainees, and two graduate students.

The internationality and versatility of the Company require that MAN Ferrostaal increasingly focuses on applicants with university education. Beginners will be encouraged to develop their capabilities and skills, and this in all areas: In engineering and financial concepts, via sales up to logistic planning. According to the Company's slogan of &ldquoTurning Ideas into Reality&rdquo, the employees are challenged right from the beginning. It is important for MAN Ferrostaal to strengthen the potentials of its employees in order to be able to employ later qualified experts being able to independently master intercultural and complex challenges.

At present, MAN Ferrostaal is ready to employ economic engineers and mechanical engineers with additional economic knowledge. In addition, there are also opportunities for graduates of business studies focusing on finances and international management.

About MAN Ferrostaal AG:

MAN Ferrostaal is a worldwide supplier of industrial services for the construction of large-scale industrial plants and machine supply. As a general contractor for plant construction, the company offers project development, project management and financing solutions for turnkey plants in the areas of solar thermal power plants as well as biofuels, petrochemical and industrial plants. In ccoperation with manufacturers of machines and production lines, MAN Ferrostaal offers sales and services in the areas of automotive industries, print and packaging, piping, ships and transport solutions. With 4,200 employees MAN Ferrostaal is represented in more than 60 countries. The company achieved a turnover of EUR 1.4 billion in 2007.

MAN Ferrostaal is a subsidiary of MAN Aktiengesellschaft, Munich. The MAN Group is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of engineering equipment and vehicles, generating annual sales of around EUR 16 billion. MAN supplies products, systems and services to the capital goods industry and employs approx. 55,000 people worldwide. The core areas operated by the MAN Group, Commercial Vehicles, Industrial Services, Diesel Engines and Turbomachines, all hold leading positions in their markets. MAN is a member of the DAX German Share Index, Germany’s top 30 public limited companies.