KUALA LUMPUR, August 28, 2017 — FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), and the world’s largest express transportation company, has been named a Best Employer in Malaysia by Aon Hewitt. Honored for an extraordinary nine times, this award recognizes the success of FedEx Malaysia in building an employee-friendly work environment, anchored on the FedEx People-Service-Profit philosophy.
“At FedEx, our biggest asset is our employees,” said Ramesh Kumar Singam, managing director, FedEx Express Malaysia. “This award belongs to every FedEx employee in Malaysia and reinforces the company’s values of teamwork, integrity, respect, compassion and commitment to making every FedEx experience outstanding. The people-service-profit operating philosophy is unique to FedEx and has helped define our organization over the past 45 years.”
Established in Malaysia in 2001, the Aon Hewitt Best Employers program provides insights on how organizations can create a real competitive advantage through people, explores what makes a workplace of choice, and identifies a list of best employers in Asia Pacific. The 2017 program was conducted in 14 markets in the region: Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Middle East, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
In addition to being recognized as a 2017 Aon’s Best Employer in Malaysia, FedEx was also recognized by Aon Hewitt as one of the “Best Employers in Asia-Pacific” in 2016. Earlier this year, FedEx was ranked 11th in the Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” survey and came in first in the delivery industry category. Fortune also included FedEx in its prestigious “100 Best Companies to Work For” 2017 list.