DGAP-Media / 31.10.2016 / 09:52 NORMA Group and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management honor the best theses on production management Frankfurt/Maintal, Germany, October 31, 2016 - NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, is sponsoring the 2016 Manufacturing Management Award from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management ("Frankfurt School"). The state-approved Business School awards this prize for the three best theses that deal with the manufacturing industry from the Master in Management (MSc) program. NORMA Group is awarding the prize money in the amounts of 1,500, 1,000 and 500 euros to the top three winners. John Stephenson, COO of NORMA Group, honored the prize-winners at the award ceremony held in Frankfurt on October 28, 2016. "Supporting the experts of the future already today is extremely important to us. Practical research is essential, especially in the industrial environment because it leads to innovation and continuous improvement. Frankfurt School guarantees this approach and combines it with a high quality education," John Stephenson said. Marc Sanabras Garrido came in first place. His final thesis dealt with the question of whether a company can improve its performance by harmonizing its strategic sales initiatives. Second place winner Carmen Berger focused on how production strategies can be implemented efficiently. Liesa Stöbich, who finished third, worked on the topic of Industry 4.0 and consequent opportunities for companies. "This year's prize-winners have presented high-caliber papers on current industrial topics that are also highly relevant to society. NORMA Group's generous and sustained commitment makes it possible for us to recognize and promote these promising young talents," said Professor Dr. Udo Steffens, President of Frankfurt School, at the award ceremony held in the Paulskirche. NORMA Group and Frankfurt School have been partners since 2012. The company regularly advises students on their master thesis and hires its graduates. Together with Frankfurt School, NORMA Group conducts programs on project management and development of managers. NORMA Group has also been supporting the assistant professorship on production management at Frankfurt School since the end of 2015. Additional information on the company is available on www.normagroup.com. Press photos are available from our platform on www.normagroup.com/images. Contact NORMA Group SE Daphne Recker Group Communications E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +49 (0)6181 - 6102 743 About NORMA Group NORMA Group is a global market leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative connecting solutions and water management technology offering more than 35,000 products to customers in 100 countries with around 6,500 employees. NORMA Group helps its customers and business partners to react to global challenges such as climate change and increasing scarcity of resources. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles and trains, ships and aircraft, buildings and water management as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. The company generated sales of around EUR 890 million in 2015. NORMA Group operates a global network of 22 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal, Germany. NORMA Group SE is listed on the German stock exchange (Prime Standard) and included in the MDAX index. About the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is a research-oriented business school. It is accredited by EQUIS and AACSB International. Frankfurt School offers educational programs on financial, business and management topics, including Bachelor's and Master's programs as well as various MBA and doctorate programs, executive education, certificate studies, open seminars and training for professionals, as well as seminars and workshops for trainees. In their research, the faculty members of the FS address current issues from the worlds of business and management, as well as banking and finances. In addition, FS experts manage consulting and training projects on finance-related topics in newly industrialized and developing countries, in particular on microfinance and financing of renewable energies. The Master of Finance from Frankfurt School is the only Finance Master's degree from a German university in the current Financial Times ranking and comes in 20th place (June 2016). The Frankfurt School faculty came in 5th place in Germany in the Handelsblatt ranking from December 2014 that measures the research achievements of German-speaking economics and business administration faculties. Several FS professors hold top positions. In the current university ranking of the Wirtschaftswoche, Frankfurt School is rated 7th place in the field of business management. Besides the Frankfurt campus, the FS also has study centers in Hamburg and Munich as well as international offices in Ankara (Turkey), Beijing (China), Pune (India) and Nairobi (Kenya). With almost 100 partner universities, it is a globally networked business school. More at www.frankfurt-school.de End of Media Release --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: NORMA Group SE Key word(s): Enterprise 31.10.2016 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: NORMA Group SE Edisonstr. 4 63477 Maintal Germany Phone: +49 6181 6102 741 Fax: +49 6181 6102 7641 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.normagroup.com ISIN: DE000A1H8BV3 WKN: A1H8BV Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP Media --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 515867 31.10.2016