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Merz Honored Nationally as One
of the 50 Best Places to Work
SHRM and GPTWI Rank Merz in Top 10 “Best Small
Companies to Work for in America”
GREENSBORO, N.C., June 29, 2004 -- Merz
Pharmaceuticals has been named among the top 10 Best Small
Companies to Work for in America. The list was announced
on June 28th before 12,000 human resource (HR) professionals
at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM)
56th Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans.
Merz is the top ranked pharmaceutical company among the
small companies recognized, and the only North Carolina
company to be ranked in the Top 50 Best Small & Medium
Companies.
This year marks the launch of the list, which ranks the
top 25 small and top 25 medium companies in America that
have used smart people management strategies to develop
a strong trust between employees and management. The organizations,
ranging in size from 50 to 999 employees, were announced
by SHRM and selected and ranked by the Great Place to
Work® Institute (GPTWI) based on the results of a
randomly distributed employee opinion survey. Each evaluated
company was given a score based on employees’ responses
to a detailed questionnaire about the organizations’
workplace cultures.
The winning organizations will appear in the July issue
of HR Magazine, the Society’s flagship publication,
available at www.shrm.org/hrmagazine
and also listed on the GPTWI Web site at www.greatplacetowork.com.
Over the past three years increases in both revenue and
employment have more than doubled at Merz Pharmaceuticals.
“This recognition by leading human resource professionals
and the GPTWI confirms that we are on the right track,”
said Terry Conrad, Merz president and CEO. “The
award reflects upon our commitment to building a positive
work environment in a rapidly growing company.”
“Being a top employer is critical to long-term
growth and success,” said SHRM President and CEO,
Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR. “Too often only large
organizations receive credit for great people practices.
SHRM is very proud to show that smaller organizations
can and do compete for top talent and may even have added
flexibility or innovation to help employees perform well
while loving their jobs.”
GPTWI cofounder Robert Levering said, “The companies
on this list set the standards for all workplaces. They
show that companies can become successful by creating
an environment where employees trust their management,
have pride in their work and have positive relationships
with their coworkers.”
SHRM is the world’s largest association devoted
to human resource management. Representing more than 185,000
individual members, the Society’s mission is both
to serve human resource management professionals and to
advance the profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently
has more than 500 affiliated chapters and members in more
than 100 countries.
GPTWI is a research and management consultancy headquartered
in San Francisco with affiliate offices in 25 other countries
throughout the world. The organization produces other
“Best Companies to Work for” lists, including
Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work for”©,
which recognizes employers with 1,000 or more employees.
Merz Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company
dedicated to addressing patients’ unmet medical
needs with innovative health care solutions that improve
self-esteem and quality of life. Merz Pharmaceuticals
produces the prescription antifungal, Naftin® and
several over-the-counter products including Mederma® Skin Care for Scars™, a topical gel that helps minimize
the appearance of scars, Appearex®, an oral nail therapy,
and Aqua Glycolic®, an alpha hydroxy acid-based
skin care system. Merz is known worldwide for its development
of original compounds and formulations sold to medical
professionals and consumers in 90 countries.
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