Workforce and QatarizationQatalum’s workforce plays a key role in ensuring that all of our operations perform at an optimal level. We invest considerable time and resources into growing, developing, and supporting our workforce.Workforce Profile As we are still in the early stages of full-capacity production, our focus remains upon building a competent workforce and supporting their development and training.Diversity Workforce Profile At Qatalum we believe in the importance of workforce diversity. Accordingly, we have focused on attracting more female employees and more young employees. Women are represented in both our staff and management, as well as in our highest governance level, the Board of Directors; additionally, employees aged 30 years and younger make up almost 16% of our workforce, and we plan to grow this number in the coming years.Employees by Level 2010 2011 2012Senior management 12 13 10Middle management 41 37 39Staff 1,114 1,174 1,200Total 1,167 1,224 1,249Employees by Nationality 2010 2011 2012# of Qataris 37 33 54# of Expatriates 1,130 1,191 1,195Employees by Gender 2010 2011 2012Female employees 70 58 55% Female employment 6.0% 4.7% 4.4%Male employees 1,097 1,166 1,194Employees by Age Group 2010 2011 2012182 18–30 179 198542 31–40 553 528362 41–50 386 41474 51–60 99 1057 Over 60 7 444 Sustainability Report 2012