EMEA HQ - Cork (Ireland) Office – 8th Year Anniversary Celebrations
Our EMEA Headquarters is based in Cork, Ireland and our team there has recently celebrated 8 years in existence with a host of events to mark the occasion.
On July 3rd 2014, Antoinette Switzer, MD & VP HR EMEA/APAC, introduced our CEO Patrick Lo who officially launched the celebration by video link. Patrick wished the team well as everyone raised a glass (of non-alcoholic fizzy apple juice!) to toast our eight years of success. Staff received NETGEAR back packs and hoodies to mark the occasion.
On July 4th the team had an action packed day kicking off with breakfast, cupcakes and a fantastic cake with world map & flags. In keeping with our global theme, staff marked their global NETGEAR journeys on a world wall map. During the day there was a NETGEAR quiz, a raffle for delicious chocolate prizes and a special presentation to the organizers of the event.
The highlight of the day was the Team Building Event that evening in Cork City Gaol – "The Jail Break Challenge". This event was a wonderful success and the response from everyone who attended was extremely positive. We wanted to achieve cross-departmental interaction and the Jail Break Challenge succeeded in this regard. Everyone enjoyed the challenges and congratulations went to the Winning Team “Papillon”. Definitely a celebration to remember – the whole team is looking forward to the 9th and many more anniversaries!