Firmenich has been announced as the newest member of the Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN), a global coalition of companies committed to promoting work-based learning programs. The GAN is honored to welcome the Group on its Global Management Board.
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“With our unique legacy of responsible business, Firmenich is delighted to join GAN’s Global Management Board to best empower the leaders of tomorrow,” said Gilbert Ghostine, CEO Firmenich. “The GAN is instrumental in forging strong partnerships between companies and governments, which are crucial to drive opportunities for young people around the world through much-needed apprenticeship programs.”
Firmenich has a track record of over 60 years in training apprentices in Europe and North America and building a rich pipeline of skilled professionals in commercial roles, supply chain, fragrance and flavor development, research and support functions.
In the company’s perfumery and flavor training program, trainees have an opportunity to work alongside Firmenich’s perfumers and flavorists, who play a key role in mentoring and fostering talent in the industry’s next generation.
Recognized for its responsible business approach, Firmenich is committed to further developing apprenticeship programs across the group and enhancing employability. This global approach aims at improving the skills of apprentices, as well as more widely in local communities and schools.
Firmenich is a founding member of the Global Alliance for YOUth, a business-driven movement of 21 like-minded organizations, including Nestlé, Microsoft and Adecco, committed to impacting 15 million young people worldwide by 2022 by helping them build employability skills.
“From experience, we are convinced that the combination of theory and practice that lies at the heart of dual educational programs is an enormously effective way of helping young people to enter professional life and build their employability” said François Rohrbach, general manager Switzerland and senior VP human resources, who will represent Firmenich on the GAN Global Management Board. “We are very pleased to join the GAN and bring our combined energy and passion to bear in promoting and developing work-based training programs together.”
