Aker Employees Buy Shares for NOK 95 Mi
Aker Solutions employees bought shares for about NOK 95 million as part of annual programs for staff and managers. The company for the sixth consecutive year held share purchase programs to encourage employee ownership. A total of 2,332 employees, or 17 percent of eligible staff, participated. "The response was good and I am pleased that so many employees want to invest in our company and its future prospects," said Sissel Lindland, chief HR officer at Aker Solutions. Eligible employees could buy Aker Solutions shares for as much as NOK 60,000 each. The shares were offered at a 25 percent reduction on the market price and a fixed one-off discount. A group of senior managers were also offered the chance to buy additional shares for as much as 25 percent of each individual's salary.
International Talent Program in Demand
With application deadline only a week away, almost 800 candidates have so far applied to Aker Solutions' International Talent Programme. Applications are still coming in from all five selected recruitment countries. The International Talent Programme is an intensive two-year on-the-job learning experience, consisting of three eight-month assignments, covering different roles, businesses and locations within Aker Solutions' global network of offices and technology and manufacturing centres.
Aker Solutions Kicks-off International Talent Program
While many companies in the marine industry talk a good game when it comes to "grooming the future generation," a Norwegian company is investing. Aker Solutions opened up the application period for its two-year International Talent Programme. This year the talents will be selected from Brazil, Malaysia and - for the first time - the USA. The program is an intensive two-year on-the-job learning experience, consisting of three eight-month assignments, covering different roles, businesses and geographies within Aker Solutions' global network. This round's intake of some of the oil and gas industry's brightest young talents is the fourth since 2006. The previous intake, in 2008, attracted almost 1500 applicants, of which 10 candidates were invited to join the program.
