Continental aims to increase the proportion of women in the first two management levels worldwide to 25 percent by 2025, continuing the positive development of previous years in line with its plan.

“Diversity is the catalyst for pioneering developments, which is why promoting diversity – and, in turn, promoting women – is critical to our future success. After all, we want to strengthen our innovative prowess with diverse, collective intelligence,” said Dr. Elmar Degenhart, CEO of Continental.

To increase the proportion of women in top management, the Continental Executive Board has decided to introduce its own target for the proportion of women in the company worldwide.

In 2015, Continental set its target at 16 percent by 2020. The proportion of women in upper management at Continental is already close to 15 percent. “The current level of 15 percent women in the two upper management levels is something to be proud of for an industrial company. This encourages us to raise our ambitions, which is why 25 percent by 2025 is our new target,” said Degenhart.