Stefan Brünner, Leadership Team, Procter & Gamble

1. Describe your company in a Tweet! 

For more than 115 years, Gillette has stood for the highest quality and precision technology. Our drive: to make shaving for men even better, more thorough and more comfortable. We offer a broad product portfolio worldwide - including our blades "Made in Berlin".

2. Why are you committed to the Berlin Partner Network? 

Gillette has been firmly rooted in Berlin since 1937. The blade factory in Tempelhof is the most important production site for Gillette worldwide, alongside the factory in Boston. Today, about 700 employees of 14 nationalities work in the traditional Berlin company. Around 50 percent of the Gillette premium blades produced worldwide come from here. The location impresses with its high innovative strength, productivity and teamwork. We use the most advanced technologies and work continuously to offer every man the best products for an optimal shave. Innovation, training and further education, digitalisation and close cooperation with start-ups from the region make these innovative production technologies possible. Berlin is therefore a central location for Gillette, which we would like to strengthen further in the future together with Berlin Partner.

3. Why is Berlin attractive for your company? 

Gillette took over the Berlin site from the German blade manufacturer Roth-Büchner in 1937 to gain a foothold in Europe. As a result, Gillette is not only an American shaving brand, but has long been firmly rooted in Berlin. We have unique expertise here, including highly qualified and long-standing employees - the average company tenure is 16 years. Only here in Berlin and in our Boston factory is it possible to produce the world's best and sharpest Gillette blades.
 

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