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WORKERS ON THE MOVE: MANAGING NEW RISKS 2017
OSRAM (Germany)
Corporate change and the geopolitical environment lead to a totally new, stand-alone travel and travel security management programme
Tobias Maritz Thomas Elsaesser Head of Corporate Security Insurance Manager
Q1 How has the importance of managing health, safety and security risks for your international/cross-border travellers evolved over the last two years? Is this related to any speci c incident(s) or event(s)?
A: As a result of the carve out of Osram from Siemens three years ago, we have had to build a totally new, stand-alone travel and travel security management programme for the group and make that known to the employees. Fortunately, we have not su ered speci c incidents, but due to the current situation around the globe our employees are increasingly interested in the service that we deploy.
Q2 To what extent is the result of changes to: the number or pro le of your mobile workforce; your business or business sector; the geopolitical risk environment and/or compliance/legal issues.
A: The main drivers were corporate and the whole geopolitical situation. We are not a high-risk pro le industry, but today incidents occur even in capital cities where you would not have expected them. The corporate security o ce assesses the security situation in all relevant countries and consults and informs employees before travelling. If necessary, it will organise additional security measures, for example moving a meeting from a higher risk location. Employees also have a responsibility to check whether a trip to a speci c country requires additional precautions.
Q3 How has the risk management function engaged in the process of managing international travel risks and how has this changed in the last three years?
A: The corporate security o ce has the responsibility for security during travel, and it is strongly aligned with the travel management and insurance departments. Corporate security reports to the CEO with a level in between called corporate o ce. The insurance department is located within the legal department and our general counsel, the head of the legal department, also reports to the CEO. The insurance
Munich-based Osram is one of the leading light manufacturers in the world.
The company was a subsidiary of Siemens AG until 2013 when it became independent. Number of employees is around 25,000.
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Risk pro le: OSRAM Licht AG has approximately 500-600 business trips per year to locations of interest to security management.
Most travel is to large cities, but production sites are in more varied locations and sales people travel everywhere there are customers.