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Al Salem Johnson Controls empowers women in HVAC-R sector
Al Salem Johnson Controls has been a pioneer in empowering Saudi women in the HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) sector expanding women's employment by 107% to include managerial positions as well.
Al Salem Johnson Controls has been a pioneer in empowering Saudi women in the HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) sector expanding women's employment by 107% to include managerial positions as well.
These women have proven their mettle and gone on to achieve important leadership positions, thereby opening the door wide for the significant presence of women in this field in years to come.
CEO of Al Salem Johnson Controls in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen, Dr Mohanad AlShaikh said at present, the number of female employees in Al Salem Johnson Controls is 118 and leadership positions for women have seen a rise of 10%.
AlShaikh said that the company started its endeavour of empowering women more than 15 years ago by being keen on attracting women in several departments within the company, including IT, financial affairs, supply chain, data analysis and others.
For example, in recent years, a number of Saudi female engineers have joined the company’s Young Leaders Programme in areas where mostly dominated by their male counterparts in the past.
With the opening of the York Manufacturing Complex in King Abdullah Economic City in 2021, the company is training Saudi women in various production lines, enabling them to be directly involved in the manufacturing and assembling of Saudi-made York units, and thus play a role in achieving the twin goals of Vision 2030, which include developing the local manufacturing industry as well as empowering women.
“The Saudi women working in the HVAC-R sector feel happy and proud because they are among the first to be working in this field in the kingdom,” the CEO added.-- TradeArabia News Service