2017-Sept-22
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We're showing off our amazing people, technology, and culture to the world—and the world is rewarding us. Check out all of the recognition we've been getting.
Our Workplace Is Amazing
We're movin' on up! Great Place to Work recognized us as the No. 1 IT company in Europe, and the No. 2 IT company in Latin America. We were also named to the Fortune 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials, improving by 33 places.
We were listed in LinkedIn's Top US Companies 2017, where they highlighted our robust hiring practices and giving back efforts. University students in the UK voted Cisco into The Guardian UK 300, which lists the most popular employers for graduates.
Cisco was named to the Forbes Most Valuable Brands list, coming in at No. 15. We were also named to Gartner's 2017 Supply Chain Top 25, where we ranked 4th for the first time. What pushed us up the ranks this year were our corporate social responsibility, our focus on team development and our investment in digitization. Our amazing corporate social responsibility also landed us the No. 6 spot on CR Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2017.
We are being recognized globally for our diversity. At the British LGBT Awards, we were named a Barclays Top 10 Employer. The Human Rights Campaign gave us a 100% rating in their Corporate Equality Index, which assesses a company's adoption of inclusive policies, practices, and benefits for their LGBT employees.
Diversity Best Practices listed us in their Disability Equality Index, and DIVERSEAbility Magazine named us a Best of the Best employer for promoting the advancement of people with disabilities in all our business practices.
Our People Are Amazing
Wendy Bahr, SVP Global Partner Organization, was on CRN's Annual Report Card of Solution Providers, marking Cisco as a top collaborator.
Jordi Botifull, President Latin America & SVP Americas, was named the Top Geography Leader for all of Latin America at Great Place to Work's global conference.
Katty Coulson, Regional IT Lead for Americas, was named to the 2017 HITEC Top 50 list by Hispanic IT Executive Council.
Alison Gleeson, SVP Americas, won an award created especially for her by Diversity Best Practices. The Above and Beyond Legacy Award was created in thanks to Alison's 30-plus years of dedication to gender diversity in the workplace.
Denise Lombard, Director Supplier Diversity, Global Procurement Services, won a 2017 Women of Influence Award by Silicon Valley Business Journal. The Women of Influence list celebrates women leaders in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors who make local Silicon Valley communities thrive.
Alexandra Lopez, VP and CPO, Global Procurement Services, was named Procurement Leader of the Year at the 2017 World Procurement Awards, marking the first time in Cisco history that a CPO has won this award.
Several Cisco women were honored at the YWCA Silicon Valley's Tribute to Women Awards:
- Shanthi Iyer, VP Information Technology
- Yvette Kanouff, SVP and GM, Service Provider Business
- Jill Larsen, SVP Human Resources
- Kristen Lee, Recruiter, Talent Acquisition
- Susan McDonough, VP Strategy, Operations, and Product Management
Our Services Are Amazing
Cisco Services has been rocking it. Cisco Digital Support has won a record 12 industry awards this year.
At the 2017 International Business Awards, Cisco web and mobile self-service won two Gold Stevies and two Silver Stevie awards.
For the eighth consecutive year, Cisco.com Support collected the Ten Best Web Support Sites award from the Association of Support Professionals. We've been in their top ten 14 times since 1998, more than any other company, and lead their Hall of Fame.
Our Cisco Support website also just won its sixth Standard of Excellence Award from the Web Marketing Association in the past five years.
Our teams accomplish amazing things. Check out all the other awards we've won.
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