(31) Number of employees
The number of employees was 62,557 as of December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023: 62,908 employees). The number of employees for 2024 includes all employees of fully consolidated subsidiaries with the exception of HUB Organoids Holding B.V., Netherlands, the acquisition of which was concluded on December 23, 2024 (see Note (6) “Acquisitions and divestments”).
The following table shows the average number of employees broken down by function:
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Production |
|
23,471 |
|
24,105 |
Marketing and sales |
|
13,786 |
|
14,436 |
Administration |
|
11,837 |
|
11,938 |
Research and development |
|
6,426 |
|
6,516 |
Procurement and logistics |
|
4,916 |
|
4,971 |
Other |
|
1,893 |
|
1,676 |
Average number of employees |
|
62,329 |
|
63,642 |