Dr. jur. Silke Gottschlich
Diversity is a necessity - we view individual differences as assets
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Brief CV
Dr. Silke Gottschlich has been Director of Human Resources at Infineon Technologies Dresden GmBH since 2012. Prior to that, she worked as Senior Manager of Labor Relations (labor law) and HR Business Partner at Infineon Technologies Dresden and Siemens Semiconductor since 1998. From 2010 to 2012, she trained to become a business mediator. Dr. Gottschlich received her doctorate in European labor law from the University of Potsdam in 1998, studied law at the Julius Maximilian Universität Würzburg from 1989 to 1994, and completed her legal training with the second state law examination in 1996.
Working Environment
As Director of Human Resources, Dr. Gottschlich is responsible for the strategic HRM of Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH, a production site in the semiconductor industry with over 2000 employees at the Dresden location. In this role, she is responsible for personnel development, training, continuing education, personnel recruiting, compensation and benefits, labor law, employee representation, etc., as well as for topics such as demographics, health management, gender diversity and Work 4.0 in Infineon's highly automated production environment.
Visions
Infineon is a global company with more than 36,000 employees from 100 nations and sites in over 20 countries. As a global company, we thrive on the diversity of our employees.
Diversity is a necessity - for us, for our employees and our environment. We see individual differences as an asset. With diversity management, we promote a culture in which everyone can freely develop their performance - for good reasons.
Due to the diversity of our employees we are able to recognise different perspectives, ideas and skills. It is this diversity that makes innovations and the development of customer-oriented products possible. Everyone should therefore be able to contribute to the company's success - regardless of age, gender, disability, skin color, culture, nationality, religion or sexual orientation. Diversity management offers economic advantages through:
In addition, individual differences in other factors are addressed, such as diverse needs, personality, education and language. It is equally important to us that our employees are protected from unfair behavior in the workplace
Expertise
Diversity management at Infineon is based on three essential pillars: the work-life balance of employees, a corporate culture of equal opportunities and the shaping of demographic change. In regards to this matter, Infineon has introduced and implemented various measures at the Dresden site:
