Making it to the top with flying colors
EDAG Group apprentice is the best technical product designer in Germany
The EDAG Group is delighted at an apprentice's outstanding success: Hannah Mey has passed her final exams and emerged as the best technical product designer in Germany, making her the National Champion of the 2022 training year. The awards ceremony in Berlin was hosted by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
The 23-year-old completed her "Technical Product Designer for Product Design and Construction" apprenticeship with above-average grades, which gained her the title of Regional Champion for the State of Hesse. This outstanding performance qualified her to enter the national championships. All 16 Regional Champions were required to take a practical exam consisting of the documentation of a design process, a presentation and a subsequent round of questions posed by the examination board of the Chamber of Commerce. Hannah Mey emerged from the contest as National Champion.
Her outstanding performance has already been recognized and celebrated by EDAG CFO Holger Merz, Dr. Christian Gebhardt, President of the Chamber of Commerce in Fulda and the EDAG Group's training department. She received a check for € 1,500 from her training company. Michael Noll, her training supervisor, and head of department Andreas Farnung are also proud of her excellent results. "It is enormously rewarding to work with such committed and independent young people," praised Noll. On completing her apprenticeship, Hannah Mey was kept on in the Design Studio, where she will work as a surface modeler. The talented young woman aims to start a degree course this fall.
We "We, the EDAG Group, are extremely proud to be able to congratulate the best product designer in Germany today," emphasized Holger Merz in his speech. "Your commitment throughout your apprenticeship and your will to give of your very best have paid off: You will be on the stage at the national awards ceremony in Berlin. Enjoy every minute, we are extremely proud of you, and are of course pleased that you will continue to be part of the EDAG family."
This 17th National Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony was held at the bcc, Berlin Congress Center. Among the well-wishers were German Chamber of Commerce President Peter Adrian and Federal Employment Minister Hubertus Heil, who gave the official speech. In addition to the award winners and their families, the event was also attended by representatives of the training companies and numerous guests from politics, business and the media. The event was moderated by Thore Schölermann.