Health & Fitness
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Fri, January 23, 2009 Alcon Placed for the 11th Consecutive Year on FORTUNE Magazine?s List of 100 Best Companies to Work For?
HUENENBERG, Switzerland--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) announced today that for the 11th consecutive year, the company's U.S. affiliate, Alcon Laboratories, Inc., was named to FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list, placing 74th.
"Here at Alcon, we all genuinely care about the work we are doing to preserve, restore and enhance sight," said Cary Rayment, chairman, president, and chief executive officer. "With the importance of the work, comes an employee enthusiasm that translates to a positive corporate culture."
The company's retirement program has been consistently acknowledged by FORTUNE as one of the most generous of the companies on the list. With more than half of its U.S. based employees located at its U.S. headquarters in Fort Worth and manufacturing facility in Houston, FORTUNE also noted Alcon's "Texas-friendly" culture as a particularly positive aspect of the company.
"To be placed on this list for 11 years now is really an honor that we attribute to our great employees who create such a positive work culture," said Kay Cox, Alcon's vice president of human resources. "It has always been a priority to create an environment where employees can be successful, both personally and professionally, as we all work toward the common purpose of making Alcon the first choice for eye care products."
Companies are selected for the "Best Companies" list primarily on the basis of their employees' responses to a 57-question survey that measures items such as job satisfaction and camaraderie, with a smaller portion of the total score based on an evaluation of the company's policies and culture. Companies that are at least seven years old and have 1,000 or more employees are eligible for the list. The full story with the complete list of companies will be in the February 2 issue of FORTUNE. The list is currently available at [ www.fortune.com ].
About Alcon
Alcon, Inc. is the world's leading eye care company, with sales of approximately $5.6 billion in 2007. Alcon, which has been dedicated to the ophthalmic industry for 60 years, researches, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment and devices, contacts lens care solutions and other vision care products that treat diseases, disorders and other conditions of the eye. Alcon's majority shareholder is Nestlé, S.A., the world's largest food company. For more information on Alcon, Inc., visit the Company's web site at [ www.alcon.com ].
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