MONTREAL, April 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - Kitco Metals Inc. has established
itself as a leading authority within the precious metals sector and
is now acknowledged, by its employees, as one of the best places to
work in Canada.
Kitco Metals Inc. has been recognized as number 43 on this
year's Best Workplaces™ in Canada
List. This list, and related stories, will appear in a Special
National Report on April 26, 2024, in
The Globe and Mail.
Bart Kitner, President of Kitco
Metals, said that since its beginning, he's been driven by the
vision of making the company a place where employees are
enthusiastic about coming to work. This goal continues to inspire
initiatives and enhancements within the workplace.
"Great ideas may be the starting point, but it's an exceptional
team that brings them to life and keeps them viable," Kitner
said.
Carmela Tutino, Human Resource
Director, added: " We are incredibly honoured to receive for
the first time this accreditation as number 43 in Best Workplaces,
as it is a reflection of the dedication and passion of our
employees, whose combined efforts shape our positive and supportive
workplace culture."
The 2024 Best Workplaces™ in Canada list is compiled by the Great Place to
Work® Institute. The competition process to be ranked on this list
is employee-driven and represents multiple industries and sizes of
organizations. List rankings are based on employee feedback, which
is then analyzed to determine the extent to which this experience
is shared by the full workforce. Great Place To Work measures the
differences in survey responses across demographic groups and roles
within each organization to assess both the quality and consistency
of the employee experience.
"The competition to achieve the designation of Best Workplaces
in Canada is fierce, with over 900
companies competing. The only way to be recognized is to invest in
an exceptional employee experience, and have this focus permeate
every part of the organization." Nancy
Fonseca, SVP of Client Services. "The need for great talent
shows in the investment companies are making in the employee
experience, recognizing that what is good for employees is great
for business success."
This study offers a rigorous representation of the organization
from an employee perspective and an overall portrait of the
workplace culture. This year's list captures the experience and
sentiment of 330,000 employees, rolling out to impact over 600,000
Canadian employees.
About Kitco Metals:
Founded by Bart Kitner in
Montreal in1977, Kitco Metals Inc.
today is an international company and global leader in the precious
metals industry. Kitco is one of the world's most recognized
retailers of precious metals and a specialized supplier of refining
services. Being one of the few authorized resellers of products
made by some of the most prestigious government mints, the company
provides a vast array of gold, silver, platinum, palladium and
rhodium products to customers worldwide. Considered to be the
leading precious metals reference, Kitco's website (www.kitco.com)
is visited daily by close to a million people around the world.
Kitco has earned a solid reputation for itself as a leading
innovator in the industry, being the first precious metals company
to carry out its activities online and to create real-time market
information, news, analysis and applications for smart phones.
Kitco is headquartered in the heart of Montreal and employs over 130 people
worldwide. Bart Kitner today remains
president and chief executive of the company that bears his
name.
About Great Place to Work®:
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on high-trust,
high- performance workplace cultures. It is a global research and
consulting firm with a mission to build a better society by helping
companies transform their workplaces. Great Place To Work® provides
the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain,
and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In Canada, Great Place to Work® produces both
industry and demographic specific Best Workplace™ lists. This is
part of the world's largest annual workplace study, which
culminates in a series of national lists in over 50 countries,
including the study's flagship list of 100 Best Companies published
annually in Fortune magazine.
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