
Training supervisors Carsten Baumann and Marco Franke were happy to present the apprentices with their certificates. Congratulations also came from Bayer 04 CEO Michael Schade. The students Timo Solbach, Nicole Wollenberg, Ramona Ruthenbeck and Benjamin Seifert started their courses at Bayer 04 three years ago.
Nicole Wollenberg completed a course in sports and fitness management and is now working in the accounts section of Bayer 04 Fussball GmbH. Benjamin Seifert is also continuing his career at Bayer 04. The sports and fitness management assistant will work in the fan shop. Ramona Ruthenbeck also completed the sport and fitness management course. She is now playing handball in division two of the Bundesliga. Timo Solbach is now an IT specialist in the area of system integration. He is continuing his working career at another company.
Congratulations to all four apprentices.

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