CIBC Mellon named one of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in North America

Outstanding corporate culture, employee experience and commitment to corporate social responsibility help earn a third consecutive Achievers award for CIBC Mellon

TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - CIBC Mellon and its employees have earned a spot as one of the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in North America.  This annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces.  CIBC Mellon was previously recognized in Achievers' two most recent rankings of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in Canada.

"We continue to work very hard to make CIBC Mellon a place where talented, innovative and collaborative people want to be," said Sue Simone, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications.  "We know the significant investments we make into engaging employees through learning, employee events, community volunteering and an outstanding workplace experience help motivate our employees to deliver on CIBC Mellon's commitment to exceptional client service."

"This marks our fifth year recognizing incredible, employee-focused companies that are changing the way the world works, and we're excited to honour them with this award," said Cheryl Kerrigan, Vice President of Employee Success at Achievers.  "These companies are setting the benchmark for standards in employee engagement by making engaging, aligning, and recognizing employees a top priority, which sets them apart from their competition."

The Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Awards panel evaluated each applicant across eight pillars: communication, leadership, culture, rewards & recognition, professional & personal growth, accountability & performance, vision & values, and corporate social responsibility. 

CIBC Mellon's outstanding employee experience includes:

• A total rewards philosophy that spans pay, benefits, learning, performance, recognition, life-flexibility and workplace environment
• A powerful commitment to community involvement, which includes donations of up to $200 per participant when a team of employees take advantage of paid time off for volunteering during regular working hours: two thirds of CIBC Mellon employees took advantage of this program in 2014. 
• Extensive support for employee learning and growth, including an in-house series of leadership courses, an e-learning library with thousands of courses, skills workshops, a mentorship program, and an annual tuition allowance of up to $2,500 annually per employee.

Watch a short video showcasing the CIBC Mellon employee experience or learn more by visiting the company's careers page.

About CIBC Mellon
CIBC Mellon is a Canadian company exclusively focused on the investment servicing needs of Canadian institutional investors and international institutional investors into Canada. Founded in 1996, CIBC Mellon is 50-50 jointly owned by The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). CIBC Mellon's investment servicing solutions for institutions and corporations are provided in close collaboration with our parent companies, and include custody, multicurrency accounting, fund administration, recordkeeping, pension services, securities lending services, foreign exchange settlement and treasury services. As at December 31, 2014, CIBC Mellon had more than CAD$1.4 trillion of assets under administration on behalf of pension funds, investment funds, corporations, governments, insurance companies, foreign insurance trusts, foundations and global financial institutions whose clients invest in Canada. CIBC Mellon is part of the BNY Mellon network, which as at September 30, 2014 had USD$28.3 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and USD$1.6 trillion in assets under management. CIBC Mellon is the corporate brand of CIBC Mellon Trust Company and CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company and may be used as a generic term to reference either company or both companies collectively.

For more information – including CIBC Mellon's latest knowledge leadership on issues relevant to institutional investors active in Canada – visit www.cibcmellon.com or follow us on Twitter @CIBCMellon.

About Achievers
Achievers delivers the only true cloud-based Employee Success Platform™ that enables remarkable business success.  Designed specifically to meet the complex needs of today's changing, modern workplace, it is the most engaging software specifically designed to engage, align and recognize employees.  It is software employees love to use every day in over 110 countries.  Achievers is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco.  Learn how your company can change the way the world works at www.achievers.com

SOURCE CIBC Mellon

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Media Contacts: Brent Merriman, corporate communications, CIBC Mellon, [email protected], [phone]; Jennifer Hubbard, public relations manager, Achievers, [email protected], [phone] x3362