Every year, the Rubber division of the Behn Meyer Group makes it a point to meet together to strengthen our international relationships and to lift the spirits of our professionals.
This year, the regional meeting was held from 26 – 28 September in Mandalay, the cultural and last royal capital of Myanmar. Close to 40 attendees representing 12 countries from Asia and Europe congregated at Mercure Mandalay Hill Hotel for the meeting.
The atmosphere at the meeting was full of joy as ideas both constructive and innovative were discussed along with the business’s 2019 sales direction and strategy. The attendees freely shared their knowledge, resulting in a great learning experience for all both in a business and non-business sense. When it came time to share success stories, representatives from each country gave interesting presentations which also helped the others understand the methodology behind the successes.
A slew of team building activities were organised this year around the slogan “Be on TOP together on Mandalay Hill”. The meeting attendees were invited in groups to take on the challenge of hiking up the winding uphill path to the top of Mandalay Hill, where the Sutaungpyei Pagoda sits overlooking a gorgeous view of the Mandalay plains, running as far as the eye can see, up until the Shan Yoma mountains to the east and the Minwun Hills past the Irrawaddy to the west.
An additional challenge was posed to each group to take the most creative group photo on the summit of Mandalay Hill, which sent everyone excitedly engaging in intensive brainstorm sessions in order to win the challenge.
As a result of this regional meeting, the Behn Meyer rubber team has been made stronger and better equipped to deliver good results in the coming year. We can hardly wait for the next regional rubber meeting!
