About Stefan Schulte
In February 2013, Stefan Schulte, as Chairman of the Executive Board of Fraport AG, participated in the opening ceremony of the company's new corporate headquarters. The building, which took two years to plan and construct, was inaugurated alongside board member Anke Giesen, works council chair Claudia Amier, and supervisory board member Karlheinz Weimar. Schulte described the new facility as featuring open-plan standards and team workspaces, stating that the design would enable faster and better knowledge transfer among employees and shorten distances between administrative units, leading to time savings. He also noted that the modern ambiance was intended to help employees feel at home.
Schulte highlighted the building's sustainability features, including a photovoltaic system on the south facade to power electric vehicles in the garage. He explained that the roof uses a foil membrane instead of glass, with adjustable layers of dotted foil to control sunlight entry, comparing the system to a variable blind. The German Sustainable Building Council awarded the project a Gold certificate for its energy efficiency standards.
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Host1:02
Today morning we will have the program on enterprise portals. I will provide some notes on the schedule during the morning. You will have the opportunity to view this great building later; more on that later. But first: in June 2011 the foundation stone for this building was laid. The CEO of Fraport AG said at that time: 'A modern office concept is being realized that offers employees more organizational flexibility, facilitates collaboration, and optimizes information flow. The building will set standards in functionality and quality of an office building.' Those were the words of the CEO nearly 10 years ago. Now let's hear what the Fraport boss says today about the completed headquarters.
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Stefan Schulte2:19
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my colleagues on the Executive Board, I warmly welcome you to the official inauguration of our new corporate headquarters. Welcome. The reason for this building is quite simple. Our previous headquarters needed renovation. We considered various options: renovation, rental offers, or a new building elsewhere. After intensive deliberation, we decided to build a new headquarters. The requirements for offices have changed significantly over the last decades. The world has become much more complex than 20, 30, or 40 years ago. Today we need a different level of networking, teamwork, and faster decision-making. That is why we need open structures and better communication in our buildings and workplaces. That is exactly what we chose to realize here. New York, Milan.
