Philip Morris Romania receives the Best Employer certificate for the ninth year in a row. This award recognizes Philip Morris International (PMI) excellence in HR. Thus, this year the company is once again included in the rating of preferred employers focused on meeting the needs of a diverse workforce worldwide.

• Philip Morris International, in turn, received the Global Top Employer Institute certificate from the Top Employers Institute

The Best Employer award is the result of an independent assessment by the Best Employers Institute, which also recognized Philip Morris International as the world’s best employer for the seventh consecutive year. PMI’s subsidiaries in 33 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region were also recognized as Best Employers.

“We are happy to receive the Best Employer certificate again. This is a great honor for us and motivates us to continue to offer our colleagues a pleasant working environment and an extraordinary experience at Philip Morris Romania. Our goal as an organization was and is to succeed in providing a workplace and organizational culture based on inclusion, diversity and respect. Our employees’ passion, dedication and talent enable and accelerate our company’s transition to a smoke-free Romania.“stated Luminița Florea, Director of People and Culture.

One of PMI’s top priorities is achieving gender balance at all levels. The company places great emphasis on utilizing the talents of both women and men with whom it works. Women now make up 42% of our workforce. More than 40% of our management positions are held by women. PMI’s goal is to achieve at least 35% women in senior management positions by 2025.

The Best Employers Institute program certifies organizations based on participation and survey results for HR best practices. This survey covers six areas of HR, covering 20 topics, including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing and more.

David Plink, CEO of the Best Employers Institute, said: “Extraordinary times bring out the best in people and organizations. We saw this in our Top Employers Certification program this year: Top Employers Certified 2023 exceptional results. In this community of outstanding organizations, Philip Morris International has demonstrated its commitment to employees worldwide. This consistency of HR practices around the world characterizes an exclusive group of companies that have received global certification under the Best Employers program. We are proud to introduce and celebrate these companies and their achievements in 2023.”

The program has certified and recognized 2,053 leading employers in 121 countries/regions on five continents.

Parent company Philip Morris Romania,Philip Morris International is also one of 15 international organizations to receive the Global Top Employer award this year. PMI has more than 69,600 employees worldwide.

“We are proud to be one of the 15 international organizations that received the global Best Employer certificate in 2023”stated Charles Bendotti, senior vice president of people and culture. “This is a recognition of our continued excellence in HR and the agility with which we respond to the needs of today’s workforce.”

About the Institute of Best Employers

The Institute of Best Employers is a global authority in the field of recognition of best practices in the field of personnel management. The organization helps accelerate these practices to enrich the work environment. Through the Best Employers Institute certification program, participating companies can be verified, certified, and recognized by an employer of choice. The Best Employers Institute, founded more than 30 years ago, has certified 2,053 organizations from 121 countries/regions. These top certified employers make a positive difference in the lives of more than 9.5 million employees worldwide.

For more information, visit: Best Employers Institute

Philip Morris International: For a smoke-free future

Philip Morris International (PMI) is a leading international tobacco company committed to building a smoke-free future and expanding its long-term product portfolio beyond the tobacco and nicotine products sector. The company’s current product portfolio consists primarily of cigarettes and smokeless products, including non-heat products, oral nicotine products, or nicotine-containing products sold in markets outside the United States. Since 2008, PMI has invested more than $9 billion in the development, research and commercialization of innovative smokeless products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, with the goal of ending cigarette sales altogether. For this, world-class scientific evaluation capabilities were created, in particular, in the areas of preclinical systemic toxicology, clinical and behavioral studies, as well as post-marketing studies.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the PMI Platform 1 version of the IQOS device and associated consumables as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) and has determined that the modified exposure decision is appropriate for strengthening the health of the population.

As of September 30, 2022, smokeless products developed by PMI were available for sale in 70 markets (excluding Russia and Ukraine). PMI estimates that around 13.5 million adults worldwide have already switched to IQOS and quit smoking.

With a strong foundation and extensive experience in life sciences, in February 2021 PMI announced its ambition to expand into the wellness and healthcare space and provide innovative products and solutions aimed at meeting the needs of patients and consumers. For more information, visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.

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