JTI Renews and Expands Global Top Employer Status

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GENEVA, Feb. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    - Top rankings for outstanding work conditions in Asia Pacific, Europe,

Middle East and North America

    - Africa and North America certified for the first time

    Building on its reputation as an excellent place to work, JTI (Japan

Tobacco International) is expanding its certified Top Employer status further

across the globe. During the annual ceremony in Amsterdam yesterday, JTI was

awarded Global Top Employer for the fourth consecutive year, along with more

regional certifications and outstanding rankings than ever before: Number One

Top Employer in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, Number Two in Africa

and Top Employer Middle East. JTI was certified for the first time this year in

Africa and North America.

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    Howard Parks, JTI's Human Resources Senior Vice President and Executive

Committee member, attributes the company's excellent reputation as an employer

to a long-term HR approach that puts people first: "If we think about employees

as investors rather than assets, it gets us to a different place in our

approach to recruiting, motivating, developing, and retaining them. Like

financial investors, our employees are concerned about what's going on today,

but they're even more interested in what happens next."

    Research conducted by the Top Employers Institute confirmed JTI's

successful HR practices across the 54 certified offices and factories in 50

countries[1].

    The annual international research is an independent assessment undertaken

by the Top Employers Institute, which recognizes leading employers around the

world: those that provide excellent employee conditions, nurture and develop

talent throughout all levels of the organization, and which strive to

continuously optimize employment practices.

    "It is great to see how JTI progresses in their results year after year.

Our global certification process recognizes companies like JTI, who strive for

better conditions for their employees. Aligning HR strategies on an

international level, harmonizing employee conditions and setting global

standards in leadership are all necessary steps," says David Plink, CEO for the

Top Employers Institute.

    About JTI

    JTI is a leading international tobacco company with operations in more than

120 countries. It is the global owner of both Winston, the number two cigarette

brand in the world, and Camel outside the USA and has the largest share in

sales for both brands. Other global brands include Mevius and LD. With its

internationally recognized brand Logic, JTI is also a major player in the

e-cigarette market and has, since 2011, been present in the heated tobacco

category with Ploom. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, JTI employs close to

40,000 people and was awarded Global Top Employer for four consecutive years.

JTI is a member of the Japan Tobacco Group of Companies. For more information,

visit http://www.jti.com.

    About the Top Employers Institute

    The Top Employers Institute globally certifies excellence in the conditions

that employers create for their people. Optimal employee conditions ensure that

people develop themselves personally and professionally. This in turn enables

companies to grow and to develop, always. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the

company, previously known as the CRF Institute, has recognized Top Employers

around the world since 1991.

    References:

    [1] Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria,

Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia,

Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon,

Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Sudan,

Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab

Emirates, United Kingdom, United States.

Source: JTI