Press release from Business Wire India
Source: ESPN STAR Sports
Thursday, March 26, 2009 05:47 PM IST (12:17 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Sports; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Media & entertainment, Sports
Release no: 19561
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National High School Cheerleading Championship' Exclusive on ESPN
Watch the Next Generation of Cheerleaders Compete from Orlando, Florida
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Asia's leading sportscaster brings the most prestigious cheerleading championship of the United States of America 'The National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC)'. The championship will be broadcast on ESPN from 30th March '09 to 9th April '09.
The National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) is the most prestigious cheerleading championship in the country organized by the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA). The NHSCC is held at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Florida, and nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN2 to over 100 million homes and 32 countries nationwide each year.
Universal Cheerleaders Association was founded in 1974 by Jeff Webb to provide high quality educational training for college and high school cheerleaders through summer camps and clinics on college campuses. The association believes that the primary purpose of a cheerleader is to support athletic programs and lead the crowd before and during various sporting events. Cheerleaders play an instrumental role in raising, leading and maintaining school spirit in and around their communities. National High School Cheerleading Championship is therefore a UCA initiative which combines high energy entertainment and traditional school leadership and significantly highlights cheerleading as a dynamic, athletic and high profile activity in the present day world.
To view the ESPN Schedule, please click on the link given below:
Catch all the Cheerleading action from Orlando on ESPN
Catch all the action in the sporting world also on www.espnstar.com.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Nancy Agnihotri, Asst. Manager - Corporate Communications, ESPN STAR Sports, +91 9810768588, nancya@espnstar.co.in
Subhashish Bharuka, IPAN, +91 98101 22833, subhashish.bharuka@ipan.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, MARKETING, MEDIA
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
BWI: Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia 2009 Invites Ms. Ambika Sharma to be a Part of their Jury
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Promotion Marketing Awards Asia (PMAA)
Thursday, March 26, 2009 05:02 PM IST (11:32 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
Release no: 19560
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Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia 2009 Invites Ms. Ambika Sharma to be a Part of their Jury
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia (PMAA) invites Ms. Ambika Sharma, National Head of Jagran Solution, to be a part of their jury for this year. The awards are to be held on August 7, 2009 in Australia. Online entries will be completed by March 27, 2009 post which the jury will start the selection procedures.
Ms Sharma has been associated with PMAA for long and was also chosen to represent the PMAA in India as the Zonal Director in 2009. She had also earlier served on the jury of the PMAA 2008, as well as the MAA Globes 2008.
PMAA will complete a decade in 2009 marking it excellence in Asia. It recognizes the very best Promotion Marketing excellence and mastery throughout Asia every year. All Gold, Silver & Bronze PMAA Dragons will go on to represent Asia at the MAA Globes. Since 1965, the Marketing Agencies Association Worldwide (MAA Worldwide) has been the voice and authority of the Promotion Marketing Industry, spanning all continents of the Globe. The MAA 'GLOBES' is the only global programme which recognizes the distinguished excellence of the Best of the Best in Promotion Marketing Award Programmes from Europe, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and Asia.
The above awards are presented in 16 categories including Best Integrated Communications Campaign, Best Digital Communications Campaign, Best Event Marketing Campaign, Best Brand Awareness & Trial Campaign, Best Cause or Charity Marketing Campaign and Best Small Budget Campaign. And the task of the PMAA Judging Panel is to select the very best Promotion Marketing campaign in each of these 16 categories. Ms. Sharma will play a major role by assessing various entries in different categories.
Ms Sharma comments, "The PMAA is an excellent platform and being associated with the program at various levels is an honor. Being on the jury has provided great insight into the innovations in experiential marketing communication across the Globe, I look forward to the PMAA 2009 which promises the best campaigns till date from India and across Asia".
Ms. Sharma has over 14 years of experience holding key positions in leading promotional marketing companies. She is the principal of Jagran Solutions and she has been instrumental in making it one of the leading brand activation and promotional marketing communications companies in India.
About Jagran Solutions
Jagran Solutions is a new age marketing communications company which provides brand activation solutions via Consumer Connect Strategies. The group owns multimedia brands like, J9 Ventures providing VAS and mobile marketing solutions, Jagran Engage: OOH media solutions, I Next: tabloid for Youth. Jagran is a national agency and a pioneer in Integrated Marketing Communications specializing in Planning and Implementation of measurable Brand activations in India with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai.
About PMAA
PMAA (The Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia) recognizes the very best Promotion Marketing excellence and mastery, throughout Asia. 2009 is the 10th year for the PMAA. It is Asia's leading Promotion Marketing Award Programme, The PMAA sees participation from over 13 countries in Asia.
About The MAA Globes
Each year, MAAW recognizes the very best work in Promotion Marketing from world over in the MAAW GLOBES Recognition Program. Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners (or the equivalent) of Award Campaigns are run by GLOBES Partners in Argentina, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom & the United States of America.
The MAA champions the highest standards of excellence and recognition in the marketing communications industry via the highly successful Globes Awards. It is the industry's leading international recognition program, and the only competition of its kind. Before entering the Globes program, however, entrants must first win locally through a qualified awards program in their own country. PMAA Dragons represent Asia at the MAA Globes every year.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mehak Kapur, Positive Communications, +91 (11) 26601800, +91 9999894977, mehak@positiveindia.biz
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Promotion Marketing Awards Asia (PMAA)
Thursday, March 26, 2009 05:02 PM IST (11:32 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
Release no: 19560
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Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia 2009 Invites Ms. Ambika Sharma to be a Part of their Jury
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia (PMAA) invites Ms. Ambika Sharma, National Head of Jagran Solution, to be a part of their jury for this year. The awards are to be held on August 7, 2009 in Australia. Online entries will be completed by March 27, 2009 post which the jury will start the selection procedures.
Ms Sharma has been associated with PMAA for long and was also chosen to represent the PMAA in India as the Zonal Director in 2009. She had also earlier served on the jury of the PMAA 2008, as well as the MAA Globes 2008.
PMAA will complete a decade in 2009 marking it excellence in Asia. It recognizes the very best Promotion Marketing excellence and mastery throughout Asia every year. All Gold, Silver & Bronze PMAA Dragons will go on to represent Asia at the MAA Globes. Since 1965, the Marketing Agencies Association Worldwide (MAA Worldwide) has been the voice and authority of the Promotion Marketing Industry, spanning all continents of the Globe. The MAA 'GLOBES' is the only global programme which recognizes the distinguished excellence of the Best of the Best in Promotion Marketing Award Programmes from Europe, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and Asia.
The above awards are presented in 16 categories including Best Integrated Communications Campaign, Best Digital Communications Campaign, Best Event Marketing Campaign, Best Brand Awareness & Trial Campaign, Best Cause or Charity Marketing Campaign and Best Small Budget Campaign. And the task of the PMAA Judging Panel is to select the very best Promotion Marketing campaign in each of these 16 categories. Ms. Sharma will play a major role by assessing various entries in different categories.
Ms Sharma comments, "The PMAA is an excellent platform and being associated with the program at various levels is an honor. Being on the jury has provided great insight into the innovations in experiential marketing communication across the Globe, I look forward to the PMAA 2009 which promises the best campaigns till date from India and across Asia".
Ms. Sharma has over 14 years of experience holding key positions in leading promotional marketing companies. She is the principal of Jagran Solutions and she has been instrumental in making it one of the leading brand activation and promotional marketing communications companies in India.
About Jagran Solutions
Jagran Solutions is a new age marketing communications company which provides brand activation solutions via Consumer Connect Strategies. The group owns multimedia brands like, J9 Ventures providing VAS and mobile marketing solutions, Jagran Engage: OOH media solutions, I Next: tabloid for Youth. Jagran is a national agency and a pioneer in Integrated Marketing Communications specializing in Planning and Implementation of measurable Brand activations in India with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai.
About PMAA
PMAA (The Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia) recognizes the very best Promotion Marketing excellence and mastery, throughout Asia. 2009 is the 10th year for the PMAA. It is Asia's leading Promotion Marketing Award Programme, The PMAA sees participation from over 13 countries in Asia.
About The MAA Globes
Each year, MAAW recognizes the very best work in Promotion Marketing from world over in the MAAW GLOBES Recognition Program. Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners (or the equivalent) of Award Campaigns are run by GLOBES Partners in Argentina, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom & the United States of America.
The MAA champions the highest standards of excellence and recognition in the marketing communications industry via the highly successful Globes Awards. It is the industry's leading international recognition program, and the only competition of its kind. Before entering the Globes program, however, entrants must first win locally through a qualified awards program in their own country. PMAA Dragons represent Asia at the MAA Globes every year.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mehak Kapur, Positive Communications, +91 (11) 26601800, +91 9999894977, mehak@positiveindia.biz
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Arsène Wenger Signs for Castrol
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Castrol
Thursday, March 26, 2009 01:43 PM IST (08:13 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Sports; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Automotives, Sports; Automotive
Release no: 19559
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Arsène Wenger Signs for Castrol
Arsenal Manager Signs up as Global Brand Ambassador for Castrol's Football Campaign
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Castrol, Official Sponsor of 2010 FIFA World CupT, today announced a new global partnership with world-renowned football manager, Arsène Wenger. The partnership between one of the best managers in world football and the industry-leading lubricants company runs until the end of 2010.
In his new global role with Castrol, Arsène will be promoting a number of Castrol football initiatives that provide new and innovative insights into what goes into winning performances on the pitch. The combination of Castrol's insights and his football expertise will be seen globally from print advertising to engaging online content.
Wenger has managed Arsenal, one of the top English Premier League clubs, since 1996. As the most successful manager in the club's rich history, he knows what it takes to deliver a winning performance. Wenger signed up to Castrol because he believes in the parallels between Castrol's core values of rigor and passion and his own style of management on and off the pitch.
Wenger first collaborated with Castrol during UEFA EURO 2008T, helping them develop & promote a new formula for measuring the performances of players on the pitch - the Castrol Index. The success of the Castrol Index showed Wenger the real value this tool has for managers and fans alike, "A manager wants something secure to rely on and therefore measuring the performances of the players is really important. I can then make objective judgements based on Castrol's unique information."
Mike Johnson, Castrol Senior Vice-President, explains: "We value Arsène's rigorous and highly strategic approach to football management, as we have used this same approach in making the world's best oils over the last 100 years. More importantly, it is the passion with which this rigor is applied on the pitch that makes Castrol feel so compatible with Wenger as we combine our cutting-edge technical science with our real passion for vehicle performance. We are very proud of the success of the Castrol Index and will continue to provide unique insights, and much more, along the road to South Africa."
For more details on Castrol and football please go to www.castrolfootball.com.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Rashmi Sharma, IPAN, India, +91 (022) 40661755 / +91 9867395475, rashmi.sharma@ipan.com
Shefali Mehta, IPAN, India, +91 (022) 40661755 / +91 9819410990, Shefali.mehta@ipan.com
Kelly O'Keeffe, Global Press Office, M&C Saatchi, +44207 544 3695, kelly.okeeffe@mcsaatchi.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, SPORTS, MARKETING, AUTOMOTIVE, AUTOMOTIVE, 500870.BO
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Source: Castrol
Thursday, March 26, 2009 01:43 PM IST (08:13 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Sports; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Automotives, Sports; Automotive
Release no: 19559
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Arsène Wenger Signs for Castrol
Arsenal Manager Signs up as Global Brand Ambassador for Castrol's Football Campaign
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Castrol, Official Sponsor of 2010 FIFA World CupT, today announced a new global partnership with world-renowned football manager, Arsène Wenger. The partnership between one of the best managers in world football and the industry-leading lubricants company runs until the end of 2010.
In his new global role with Castrol, Arsène will be promoting a number of Castrol football initiatives that provide new and innovative insights into what goes into winning performances on the pitch. The combination of Castrol's insights and his football expertise will be seen globally from print advertising to engaging online content.
Wenger has managed Arsenal, one of the top English Premier League clubs, since 1996. As the most successful manager in the club's rich history, he knows what it takes to deliver a winning performance. Wenger signed up to Castrol because he believes in the parallels between Castrol's core values of rigor and passion and his own style of management on and off the pitch.
Wenger first collaborated with Castrol during UEFA EURO 2008T, helping them develop & promote a new formula for measuring the performances of players on the pitch - the Castrol Index. The success of the Castrol Index showed Wenger the real value this tool has for managers and fans alike, "A manager wants something secure to rely on and therefore measuring the performances of the players is really important. I can then make objective judgements based on Castrol's unique information."
Mike Johnson, Castrol Senior Vice-President, explains: "We value Arsène's rigorous and highly strategic approach to football management, as we have used this same approach in making the world's best oils over the last 100 years. More importantly, it is the passion with which this rigor is applied on the pitch that makes Castrol feel so compatible with Wenger as we combine our cutting-edge technical science with our real passion for vehicle performance. We are very proud of the success of the Castrol Index and will continue to provide unique insights, and much more, along the road to South Africa."
For more details on Castrol and football please go to www.castrolfootball.com.
To view the photograph, click the link below:
Arsène Wenger
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CONTACT DETAILS
Rashmi Sharma, IPAN, India, +91 (022) 40661755 / +91 9867395475, rashmi.sharma@ipan.com
Shefali Mehta, IPAN, India, +91 (022) 40661755 / +91 9819410990, Shefali.mehta@ipan.com
Kelly O'Keeffe, Global Press Office, M&C Saatchi, +44207 544 3695, kelly.okeeffe@mcsaatchi.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, SPORTS, MARKETING, AUTOMOTIVE, AUTOMOTIVE, 500870.BO
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BWI: NRI Institute Elects Dr. Shan Nair as President
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Business Wire
Thursday, March 26, 2009 09:58 AM IST (04:28 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People, Social issues; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services
Release no: 19558
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(BW)(CA-NAIR)NRI Institute Elects Dr. Shan Nair as President
Dr. Nair will Join International NGO for a three-year Term
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) --
CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS :
For Nair & Co.
Diana Rohini LaVigne, 408-515-9048
Nandita Verma, 408-501-8867
media@nair-co.com
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PEOPLE, SOCIAL, CONSULTANCY SERVICES
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Source: Business Wire
Thursday, March 26, 2009 09:58 AM IST (04:28 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People, Social issues; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services
Release no: 19558
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(BW)(CA-NAIR)NRI Institute Elects Dr. Shan Nair as President
Dr. Nair will Join International NGO for a three-year Term
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) --
Dr. Shan Nair has been elected by the Non-Resident Indian(NRI) Institute as the President for a 3-year term.
NRI Institute is an internationally recognized organization that was founded 20 years ago and provides a platform for effective communication and dialogue towards the Indian and other Government and authorities. The Institute highlights the achievements of NRIs and PIOs in their chosen field of activities. The NRI Institute has organized numerous international events and conventions around the globe including India, U.K., Thailand, Singapore, Dubai and the United States.
"I feel strongly about the contributions I can make to the NRI Institute. The institute is doing some incredible things and I'm honored to be part of the esteemed group driving the organization," said Dr. Shan Nair.
Dr. Shan Nair is joining the distinguished executive NRI Institute team including Udai Patel, International Chairman; Ylias Akbaraly, International, Co Chairman, Dr.S.K.Pachuri (IAS), National Chairman; M. S. Chawla, National Senior Vice- Chairman; Vijay Prakash Saha, National Vice- Chairman; Siddharth Sikka, National Secretary; and Mrs. Neloufer Tekchand, National Director, Jagmohan Singh, Secretary General.
"I'm impressed with Dr. Nair's enthusiasm and eager to work with him. He is an excellent addition to our team at the NRI Institute," said Jagmohan Singh, NRI Institute Secretary General.
Award winning businessman Dr. Shan Nair is a highly sought after speaker on globalization, a contributing author for various publications and considered an expert in international expansion.
Since first founding Nair & Co. in 1994, Dr. Nair now leads up the strategic operations and global group expansion for the company and has driven the company's strong focus on using IT to leverage business advantage. Today, his company which is headquartered in the United Kingdom has offices in India, China, the United States and Japan and currently acts for 700+ foreign operations in over 40 countries. With more than 350 employees globally, Dr. Nair's success is evident in that nearly 75% of executives at the company have been seven years or longer at Nair & Co., excluding the most recent recruitment initiative. Also, under Dr. Nair's guidance, Nair & Co. has been named as Top 100 Outsourcing Service Provider in the World by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
Dr. Nair is an Oxford University Ph.D. nuclear physicist and was instrumental in developing a code which set the U.K. standard for calculating waste arising from spent nuclear fuel. When the Chernobyl accident occurred, he was one of the two U.K. technical experts selected to assist the European Commission on its post-accident response.
Dr. Nair has received recognition to honor his success in business including the 2008 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award; the 2008 Bharat Samman Pravasi Award; 2009 Hind Rattan Award; and the 2008 Pride of India Award in London.
Dr. Nair, who has lived in 13 countries in South East Asia, Europe and the Middle East, has over 20 years of work experience. He is a long-standing Charter Member of TiE-Boston, a trustee of the Canterbury School in Fort Myers, Florida and a regular contributor to charitable causes in India.
To learn more about the NRI Institute and its publication, please visit www.nriinstitute.org and www.nriachievers.org . To learn more about Nair & Co., please visit www.nair-co.com or email media@nair-co.com.
CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS :
For Nair & Co.
Diana Rohini LaVigne, 408-515-9048
Nandita Verma, 408-501-8867
media@nair-co.com
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PEOPLE, SOCIAL, CONSULTANCY SERVICES
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
BWI: Long-Term Orientation and Lasting Commitment as the Key to Success for Freudenberg in India
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Freudenberg
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 05:42 PM IST (12:12 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Chemicals; Technology
Release no: 19557
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Long-Term Orientation and Lasting Commitment as the Key to Success for Freudenberg in India
German Group of Companies Supports Tsunami Victims with Rs 6.5 Crores
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Wednesday, March 25, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- India is and will remain one of the most important growth markets for the Freudenberg Group, as is confirmed by the 41 percent rise in sales to 547 Rs. crores over the last five years. The family company supports this rapid growth with a long-term development concept and investments in expanding existing facilities as well as establishing new locations. Since 2004, the Group and its partners in the region have invested over Rs 116. Crores in production facilities and the sales organization. The Freudenberg Group intends to intensify its commitment in India further and is backing a network of innovative, globally active Business Groups.
"With growth rates well above the international average, India has emerged as a major economy. For many of our customers - and therefore for Freudenberg, too - the country plays an important strategic role," said Dr. Jörg Matthias Großmann, the Freudenberg Group's Regional Representative for India and Chief Financial Officer of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities KG.
The Freudenberg Group can look back on some 100 years of business relations with customers in India and established its first subsidiaries in this growth market about 40 years ago. This is a strategy that has paid off: today, the company has a solid basis in one of the key growth markets.
"The openness and ability of our associates in India is the foundation for our excellent positioning which we will be strengthening on a long-term basis," Großmann stressed. Today, the company and its partners employ more than 2,000 people at eleven sites in India. Targeted HR recruitment and development measures in particular play a key role in Freudenberg's development concept. For this reason, the company cooperates with various universities and research institutes such as the Indian Institute for Management (IIM) in Bangalore. The objective is to train students in an international environment and to underpin their theoretical training with practical experience. Freudenberg awards a scholarship valued at 1.5 Rs lakh to the two best first-year students, underscoring the importance of the cooperation with IIM.
Long-term commitment for tsunami victims
Freudenberg has been a responsible corporate citizen at sites all over the world for 160 years. The family company is also acknowledged as a good neighbor in India, particularly as regards one special project.
Training to become a welding technician, industrial fitter, motor mechanic or machinist: the Freudenberg Group is giving some 130 young people the prospect of a job and a future following the devastating tsunami in 2004. Freudenberg has built a training center in Nagapattinam in the south Indian province of Tamil Nadu, the region worst affected by the disaster. As a gesture of help and solidarity with the victims, the family company launched this long-term aid project, its largest outside Germany, in addition to immediate post-disaster financial assistance. The training center in Nagapattinam will be inaugurated on March 26. Apart from the apprentices and their families, the ceremony will be attended by politicians, the media, neighbors and members of the Freudenberg project team.
After the tsunami, Freudenberg Group associates began looking for various ways to help the victims. Having identified and evaluated where needs lay, building work on the training center in Nagapattinam started in 2007. Depending on their choice of trade, the young people will train for between one and two years. They have access to the center's own library and computer room so that they can extend their knowledge beyond what they learn in the classroom.
"We want to be responsible corporate citizens in all countries, states and communities in which we do business," said Dr. Jörg Matthias Großmann. "The tsunami aid project in Nagapattinam is a concrete way of helping people in a structurally weak region and giving them the prospect of a job through this vocational training."
Once they have completed their apprenticeships, the young people stand a good chance of earning their living in the area affected by the tsunami and improving the infrastructure in the region.
About Freudenberg
The Freudenberg Group is a German-based company offering its customers technically challenging product solutions and services. The company supplies seals, vibration control technology components, filters, nonwovens, release agents and lubricants to almost all of the world's car manufacturers. The significance of customers from other industry sectors, such as mechanical and plant engineering, the energy, chemistry, oil and gas industries or the medical and pharmaceutical sector, is continually gaining ground. A small share of its products is sold to consumers under the vileda®, O'Cedar® and Wettex® brands.
Freudenberg's actions are driven by the search to find the best solutions for its customers. This has been the case for the last 160 years and remains the company's pledge for the future. As a family company, Freudenberg is guided by its long-term orientation, financial solidity and the excellence of its people in 53 countries around the globe. Consolidated annual sales of the Freudenberg Group exceeded 30,272 Rs. crores in 2007. The company employs more than 34,500 people worldwide.
CONTACT DETAILS
Cornelia Buchta-Noack, Head of Corporate Communications, Freudenberg & Co. KG, +49 6201 - 80-4094, cornelia.buchta-noack@freudenberg.de
Lynda Coward, Corporate Communications Manager, Freudenberg Chemical Specialities KG, +49 89-78 76 1871, lynda.coward@fcs-munich.com
Vidhya Srinivasan, Intergrated Brand-Comm Pvt Ltd., +91 9382330783, vidhya@brand-comm.com
Sandhya Raju, Intergrated Brand-Comm Pvt Ltd., +91 9380572123, sandhya@brand-comm.com
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CONSUMER, SOCIAL, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CHEMICALS, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Freudenberg
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 05:42 PM IST (12:12 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Chemicals; Technology
Release no: 19557
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Long-Term Orientation and Lasting Commitment as the Key to Success for Freudenberg in India
German Group of Companies Supports Tsunami Victims with Rs 6.5 Crores
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Wednesday, March 25, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- India is and will remain one of the most important growth markets for the Freudenberg Group, as is confirmed by the 41 percent rise in sales to 547 Rs. crores over the last five years. The family company supports this rapid growth with a long-term development concept and investments in expanding existing facilities as well as establishing new locations. Since 2004, the Group and its partners in the region have invested over Rs 116. Crores in production facilities and the sales organization. The Freudenberg Group intends to intensify its commitment in India further and is backing a network of innovative, globally active Business Groups.
"With growth rates well above the international average, India has emerged as a major economy. For many of our customers - and therefore for Freudenberg, too - the country plays an important strategic role," said Dr. Jörg Matthias Großmann, the Freudenberg Group's Regional Representative for India and Chief Financial Officer of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities KG.
The Freudenberg Group can look back on some 100 years of business relations with customers in India and established its first subsidiaries in this growth market about 40 years ago. This is a strategy that has paid off: today, the company has a solid basis in one of the key growth markets.
"The openness and ability of our associates in India is the foundation for our excellent positioning which we will be strengthening on a long-term basis," Großmann stressed. Today, the company and its partners employ more than 2,000 people at eleven sites in India. Targeted HR recruitment and development measures in particular play a key role in Freudenberg's development concept. For this reason, the company cooperates with various universities and research institutes such as the Indian Institute for Management (IIM) in Bangalore. The objective is to train students in an international environment and to underpin their theoretical training with practical experience. Freudenberg awards a scholarship valued at 1.5 Rs lakh to the two best first-year students, underscoring the importance of the cooperation with IIM.
Long-term commitment for tsunami victims
Freudenberg has been a responsible corporate citizen at sites all over the world for 160 years. The family company is also acknowledged as a good neighbor in India, particularly as regards one special project.
Training to become a welding technician, industrial fitter, motor mechanic or machinist: the Freudenberg Group is giving some 130 young people the prospect of a job and a future following the devastating tsunami in 2004. Freudenberg has built a training center in Nagapattinam in the south Indian province of Tamil Nadu, the region worst affected by the disaster. As a gesture of help and solidarity with the victims, the family company launched this long-term aid project, its largest outside Germany, in addition to immediate post-disaster financial assistance. The training center in Nagapattinam will be inaugurated on March 26. Apart from the apprentices and their families, the ceremony will be attended by politicians, the media, neighbors and members of the Freudenberg project team.
After the tsunami, Freudenberg Group associates began looking for various ways to help the victims. Having identified and evaluated where needs lay, building work on the training center in Nagapattinam started in 2007. Depending on their choice of trade, the young people will train for between one and two years. They have access to the center's own library and computer room so that they can extend their knowledge beyond what they learn in the classroom.
"We want to be responsible corporate citizens in all countries, states and communities in which we do business," said Dr. Jörg Matthias Großmann. "The tsunami aid project in Nagapattinam is a concrete way of helping people in a structurally weak region and giving them the prospect of a job through this vocational training."
Once they have completed their apprenticeships, the young people stand a good chance of earning their living in the area affected by the tsunami and improving the infrastructure in the region.
About Freudenberg
The Freudenberg Group is a German-based company offering its customers technically challenging product solutions and services. The company supplies seals, vibration control technology components, filters, nonwovens, release agents and lubricants to almost all of the world's car manufacturers. The significance of customers from other industry sectors, such as mechanical and plant engineering, the energy, chemistry, oil and gas industries or the medical and pharmaceutical sector, is continually gaining ground. A small share of its products is sold to consumers under the vileda®, O'Cedar® and Wettex® brands.
Freudenberg's actions are driven by the search to find the best solutions for its customers. This has been the case for the last 160 years and remains the company's pledge for the future. As a family company, Freudenberg is guided by its long-term orientation, financial solidity and the excellence of its people in 53 countries around the globe. Consolidated annual sales of the Freudenberg Group exceeded 30,272 Rs. crores in 2007. The company employs more than 34,500 people worldwide.
CONTACT DETAILS
Cornelia Buchta-Noack, Head of Corporate Communications, Freudenberg & Co. KG, +49 6201 - 80-4094, cornelia.buchta-noack@freudenberg.de
Lynda Coward, Corporate Communications Manager, Freudenberg Chemical Specialities KG, +49 89-78 76 1871, lynda.coward@fcs-munich.com
Vidhya Srinivasan, Intergrated Brand-Comm Pvt Ltd., +91 9382330783, vidhya@brand-comm.com
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