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When Yuan Jian entered the lobby of our building in Shanghai for her job interview eighteen years ago, it was like a whole new world was opening up to her. “I liked the special atmosphere that comes with a global company. There were business men and women from all over the world, with different backgrounds. It was exciting. I wanted to work in such a diverse environment.”

Yuan Jian got the job and started as sales rep in Hangzhou. The allure of the global environment continued. Driven by her own ambition, she continuously worked her way up the career ladder – as one of the first women aspiring to take on more responsibilities in the customer services realm in her country. Established stereotypes did not impress her much and she never once doubted her own potential. “I strongly believe that thorough work pays off.”

When Yuan Jian saw an opportunity to manage a sales team, she went for it, continuing to progress further to take over management responsibility. Today, she’s leading our more than 1,000 people strong Customer Services team in China. “Discipline, perseverance and passion for what I do brought me here.” Her advice to other woman colleagues: “Don’t limit your opportunities. Believe in your potential!”

Yuan Jian heads our Customer Services team in China

When you meet her, you can feel Bruna’s passion and positive energy – it’s contagious. But when you compliment her on it, she won’t be able to hear your words. When Bruna was one-and-a-half-years old, she contracted meningitis and lost her hearing. “But I decided that this should never keep me from reaching my goals.” And she kept that promise. Bruna is the first deaf person in Brazil to graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering – and that was just the beginning.

Working in healthcare has given Bruna the unique opportunity to do something that makes a difference. Always keeping the hearing-impaired community in mind, she and a colleague saw an opportunity to make a real change: “We developed an app that enables deaf people to call emergency services like an ambulance or the police with their mobile phone.” Part of this work got Bruna to receive the prestigious Prêmio Excelência Mulher award.

Today, Bruna works in our project analyst team, ensuring that the on-site architecture and electronics meet all regulations and specifications when we install our imaging systems. When communicating with her fellow deaf team members, she uses sign language; with her other co-workers speech and lip-reading. In a vivid corporate environment this can be challenging, but she manages. “And when things get difficult, I can always count on my team,” she says. “They’re great. They help me when I need assistance and make my life simpler.”

Bruna Leite works in our project analyst team in Brazil