The World's Best Multinational Workplaces

2012 World's Best Multinational Workplaces

Creating a great workplace is challenging enough; being in the top 25 of all multinationals around the globe is tougher still. Great Place to Work^® selected the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces from nearly 5,700 companies that participated in Best Workplaces competitions during late 2011 to mid-2012 in the 45 countries in which we operate. Some 350 multinational corporations participated globally in our surveys. Of these, 250 appeared on one of our national Best Workplaces Lists, conducted in countries ranging from Argentina to Finland to Australia. Of these 250 best companies, 38 passed our additional eligibility criteria for the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list. Here, we present the top 25 of these 38 – truly the “Best of the Best.”

1. SAS Institute

13,268 Employees
www.sas.com
Industry: Information Technology //
Headquarters: Cary, North Carolina, United States
Listed In: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, India, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
Employee Growth: 6.2%
Global Revenues: $2.7 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1993
2. Google

34,311 Employees
www.google.com
Industry: Information Technology
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
Listed In: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Ireland, Japan, United States
Employee Growth: 19%
Global Revenues: $37.9 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2006
3. NetApp

12,643 Employees
www.netapp.com
Industry: Information Technology // Data Management
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Listed In: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Employee Growth: 7.6%
Global Revenues: $5.1 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2008
Women in Senior Management: 23%
4. Kimberly-Clark

57,929 Employees
www.kimberly-clark.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Personal and Household goods
Headquarters: Irving, Texas, United States
Listed In: Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Peru, Venezuela
Employee Growth: 1.6%
Global Revenues: $20.8 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2003
5. Microsoft

96,052 Employees
www.microsoft.com
Industry: Information Technology // Software
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
Listed In: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Employee Growth: 6.2%
Global Revenues: $73.7 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1993
6. Marriott

325,000 Employees
www.marriott.com
Industry: Hospitality // Hotel/Resort
Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Listed In: Brazil, India, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates, United States
Employee Growth: 2.7%
Global Revenues: $12.3 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1998
7. FedEx Express

151,344 Employees
www.fedex.com
Industry: Transportation // Package Transport
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Listed In: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates
Employee Growth: 4.5%
Global Revenues: $26.5 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
8. W. L. Gore & Associates

10,059 Employees
www.gore.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Headquarters: Newark, Delaware, United States
Listed In: France, Germany, Italy, Korea, United States
Employee Growth: 6.8%
Global Revenues: $3 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Women in Senior Management: 21%
9. Diageo

25,000 Employees
www.diageo.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Food products; beverages
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Listed In: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, Venezuela
Employee Growth: 8%
Global Revenues: $16.8 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2002
Women in Senior Management: 27%
10. Autodesk

7,500 Employees
www.autodesk.com
Industry: Information Technology // Software
Headquarters: San Rafael, California, United States
Listed In: Canada, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Employee Growth: 4.2%
Global Revenues: $2 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1999
11. PepsiCo

300,000 Employees
www.pepsico.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Food products; beverages and tobacco
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Listed In: France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
Global Revenues: $66 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2004
Women in Senior Management: 31%
12. Ernst & Young

167,000 Employees
www.ey.com
Industry: Professional Services
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Listed In: Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
Employee Growth: 3%
Global Revenues: $24.4 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1999
Women in Senior Management: 34%
13. Telefónica

130,709 Employees
www.telefonica.com
Industry: Telecommunciations
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Listed In: Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
Employee Growth: -3%
Global Revenues: $88 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2005
Women in Senior Management: 19%
14. Monsanto

21,255 Employees
www.monsanto.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Chemicals
Headquarters: Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
Listed In: Argentina, France, India, Ireland, Japan, United States
Global Revenues: $11.8 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
Women in Senior Management: 30%
15. Intel

104,116 Employees
www.intel.com
Industry: Information Technology // Hardware
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States
Listed In: Argentina, India, Ireland, Japan, United States
Employee Growth: 8.8%
Global Revenues: $54 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Women in Senior Management: 14%
16. National Instruments

6,704 Employees
www.ni.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Electronics
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
Listed In: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
Employee Growth: 9%
Global Revenues: $1 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
17. General Mills

39,000 Employees
www.generalmills.com
Industry: Retail // Food/Grocery
Headquarters: Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States
Listed In: Canada, France, Greece, United Kingdom, United States
Employee Growth: 11%
Global Revenues: $14.9 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
18. American Express

62,877 Employees
www.americanexpress.com
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance // Banking/Credit Services
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Listed In: Argentina, India, Japan, Mexico, United States
Employee Growth: 0%
Global Revenues: $30 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
Women in Senior Management: 33%
19. Accor

160,000 Employees
www.accor.com
Industry: Hospitality // Hotel/Resort
Headquarters: Paris, France
Listed In: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, United Kingdom
Global Revenues: $7.9 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1997
Women in Senior Management: 43%
20. McDonald's

1,850,000 Employees
www.mcdonalds.com
Industry: Hospitality // Food and Beverage Service
Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Listed In: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
Employee Growth: 2.7%
Global Revenues: $27 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1997
Women in Senior Management: 31%
21. Cisco

66,599 Employees
www.cisco.com
Industry: Information Technology
Headquarters: San Jose, California, United States
Listed In: Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
Global Revenues: $43.2 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2001
Women in Senior Management: 16%
22. Novo Nordisk

33,970 Employees
www.novonordisk.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters: Bagsværd, Denmark
Listed In: Finland, India, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, United States
Employee Growth: 4.5%
Global Revenues: $12.4 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2001
Women in Senior Management: 25%
23. Quintiles

26,676 Employees
www.quintiles.com
Industry: Health Care // Services
Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Listed In: Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom
Employee Growth: 12%
Global Revenues: $3 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2003
Women in Senior Management: 52%
24. SC Johnson

13,000 Employees
www.scjohnson.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Personal and Household goods
Headquarters: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Listed In: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Venezuela
Employee Growth: 1%
Global Revenues: $9 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Women in Senior Management: 27%
25. Mars

70,000 Employees
www.mars.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production // Food products
Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, United States
Listed In: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Korea, The Netherlands, Spain
Employee Growth: 3.5%
Global Revenues: $30 billion
1st Year as a Great Place To Work: 2008
Women in Senior Management: 38%