SUNNYVALE, Calif. October 27,
2011- NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today was named the #3 best
workplace in the world by the Great Place to Work®
Institute, Inc., joining an elite group of 25 multinational
companies that have been recognized by their employees for their
company culture and workplace environments. The inaugural "World's
Best Multinational Workplaces" list was revealed at a gala event
tonight at the New York Stock Exchange and published online by
FORTUNE magazine at
money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/fortune/1110/gallery.best_companies_global.fortune.
"We're honored to be named among such a
distinguished list of global companies by the Great Place to Work,"
said Tom Georgens, president and CEO, NetApp. "This recognition is
a testament to our employees, who bring their passion and
dedication to work every day. Creating an environment where our
employees and innovation thrive helps our partners and customers
around the world outpace their competition and propel their
businesses forward."
Commitment to Being a Model Company
Drives Success
NetApp is committed to building a model
global company with a unique culture that values creativity,
teamwork, open communication, leadership, adaptability, and
innovation. Employees live these core values and enable NetApp to
build and deliver products and services that help the company's
partners and customers accelerate their business through greater IT
flexibility and efficiency.
NetApp's culture is the source of sustainable
differentiation for the company. This is why the company sustains
and nurtures its culture by measuring itself against the world's
best workplaces. Great Place to Work captures valuable employee
sentiment, identifies areas of improvement, and sets a high bar to
strive for. NetApp's latest ranking on the "World's Best
Multinational Workplaces" list joins the following global rankings
that demonstrate that NetApp is sustaining its values and culture
as the foundation of a great place to work:
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: #1
- United Kingdom: #2
- Canada: #2
- Switzerland: #2
- New York City: #2
- Australia: #3
- France: #4
- Minnesota: #4
- United States: #5
- Netherlands: #5
- Washington, D.C.: #5
- Europe: #6
- Japan: #8
- Germany: #8
- India: #10
- Boston: #14
Here's What NetApp's Global Customers
and Partners Are Saying:
- David Ashamalla, chief information officer at CIO
Solutions
"CIO Solutions' shared IT infrastructure is built on
NetApp®, and we couldn't scale our business, or our
customers' businesses, without them. Simply put, NetApp ROCKS, and
their ranking as a World's Best Multinational Workplace is a
testament to their business model, which is about helping their
customers accelerate their business and succeed. We congratulate
NetApp, and look forward to our continued joint success."
- Rolf Schwirz, chief executive officer at Fujitsu
Technology Solutions
"NetApp's World's Best Multinational Workplace ranking demonstrates
a special corporate culture that makes Fujitsu's cooperation with
NetApp really outstanding. It is all about the people who drive
successful and trusted partnerships in the long term, such as the
relationship we have enjoyed with NetApp for more than 10 years.
Fujitsu congratulates NetApp on this achievement: It is a pleasure
for us to do business with you."
- José Tolovi, Jr., Global chief executive officer,
Great Place to Work
"NetApp employees and managers should be proud of their
accomplishment on this, the first ever World's Best Multinational
Workplaces list. Their high ranking demonstrates a commitment to
building trust-based relationships between managers and employees.
It also shows high levels of credibility, respect, fairness, pride
and camaraderie in the NetApp organization around the world."
- Hayes Drumwright, chief executive officer at
Trace3
"As a long-time partner, I have watched NetApp grow from startup to
a multi-billion dollar corporation. One thing has remained
constant: NetApp's unwavering belief in their people, purpose, and
vision has made them the most culturally sound organization I have
ever worked with. They inspire their employees and motivate their
partners to become greater than they ever thought possible. Trace3
has also grown considerably and we strive to emulate the NetApp
culture. I congratulate NetApp, and look forward to our continued
partnership and joint success."
About Great Place to
Work®
Great Place to Work®
Institute is a global research, consulting and training firm that
helps organizations identify, create and sustain great workplaces
through the development of high-trust workplace cultures. Great
Place to Work serves businesses, non-profits and government
agencies in 45 countries on all six continents.
About the World's Best Multinational
Workplaces List
The World's Best Multinational Workplaces
List ranks the top 25 global companies to work for. The ranking
marks the first time Great Place to Work will present a global best
workplaces list. Qualifying companies must have appeared on at
least five national Great Place to Work lists, have at least 5,000
employees worldwide, and at least 40 percent (or 5,000) of their
global workforce must work outside of the company's home
country.
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About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and accelerate business
breakthroughs. Our commitment to living our core values and
consistently being recognized as a great place to work around the
world are fundamental to our long-term growth and success, as well
as the success of our pathway partners and customers. Discover our
passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster
at www.netapp.com/au.
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Sarah Tolle
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