Whirlpool Corp. announced today it has been named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Employers for Women 2022.” The final list ranks 400 American companies that are admired by employees for their dedication to their female workforce and diverse representation across the organization.
For more than 110 years, Whirlpool Corporation has been creating innovative solutions to improve life at home. Two longtime Whirlpool Corp. employees, Roy E. Masters and Darryl Bodine have proven their dedication to this vision as they’ve dedicated their careers to inventing and innovating features and functionality for the appliances that consumers use every day to help make life easier.
Once again, Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” after being awarded a 100 percent score on the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI), making this the sixth straight year of receiving a high score. The DEI is the world’s most comprehensive benchmarking tool for Fortune 1000 companies to measure disability workplace inclusion.
This is all part of Whirlpool Corp.’s global corporate responsibility approach called House+Home, which contributes to comfortable and nurturing places to live and supports resilient, thriving, and sustainable communities.
United Way Worldwide (UWW) has announced the appointment of Whirlpool Corp. Chairman and CEO Marc Bitzer as the Worldwide Board of Trustees Chair. Bitzer has been a key asset to the Worldwide Board since his election in June 2018, serving on the Executive Compensation Committee and Succession Strategy Subcommittee.
At Whirlpool Corp., women in engineering bring a diverse perspective to innovation and improving life at home for all. One way the company fosters its culture of innovation is through developing people in technical career paths and providing opportunities in engineering. One of those opportunities is the Whirlpool Engineering Rotational Leadership Development (WERLD) Program.
Seramount announced the 2022 Women of Excellence honorees, which included Whirlpool Corp.’s V.P. of Channel Sales and Marketing, Lynn Moersch, who is being honored as a 2022 Corporate Women’s Champion for her outstanding leadership and business success—and equally important—for working to ensure the success of other women and girls.
Whirlpool Corporation has recently been named to the 2022 Seramount Top Companies for Executive Women list. The distinction recognizes the company for its diverse and inclusive culture that promotes leadership and advancement of women.
Whirlpool Corp.’s vision is “to improve life at home,” which includes care for the planet that everyone lives on. With this in mind, the company has recently launched a new campaign called “Purposeful Innovation,” which aims to inspire the next generation to develop sustainable kitchens of the future.
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