Kuala Lumpur, 2 November 2012 -- General Electric Malaysia (GE) emerged as the overall winner of the Prime Minister's CSR Award 2011 and also bagged two other awards -- best Workplace Practices and Empowerment of Women. GE triumphed over 57 other companies and took home three out of the nine awards. The awards were presented by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In his speech, the Deputy Prime Minister mentioned that CSR programs play an important role in changing the nation's socio-economic structure and in turn, guarantee a corporate body's ability to be in business for a long time.
Stuart Dean, CEO of GE ASEAN and a Governor of the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) said, "It is a great recognition for GE and the awards will inspire us to work even harder as a responsible corporate citizen in Malaysia. We have been in Malaysia for close to 40 years as employer of choice to over 1,300 Malaysians. Leadership and talent development of our people is always a key priority. Malaysia is home to our regional headquarters in ASEAN. This clearly underscores our commitment to the country's development and economic transformation."
GE champions the advancement of women leaders in the workplace through the GE Women's Network. The network helps foster the professional development of women within the company and provide a comprehensive human resource framework and policies to support work-life balance. Many of GE's leadership positions are held by women and, through the network, we aim to increase visibility and opportunities for women employees by providing leadership, advancement, and career-broadening development through a variety of tools including information, education, and networking.
The Prime Minister's CSR Awards, launched by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in 2007, recognizes companies that have made a difference to the communities in which they are active through their CSR programs. The winners of the awards were chosen by a panel of nine judges selected for their understanding of and their commitment to CSR.
Committed Corporate Citizens: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (center) handing over the Prime Minister's CSR Award 2011 to Human Resource Director of GE Malaysia Sugunah Verumandy. Looking on from the left are En. Harjeet Singh, Secretary-General and Datuk Heng Seai Kai, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. GE also won the award for Workplace Pratices and Women Empowerment.
About GE Women's Network
GE's Women's Network was established in 1997 to help women working in GE accelerate their careers and in turn, help drive the company's success. This effort includes sharing the experience, best-practices, and knowledge of successful women role models, drawing on the know-how of an executive team representing a diverse group of women from each of GE's businesses and critical corporate functions. Currently, the network has evolved into a worldwide organization of over 165
Hubs in 45+ countries helping more than 100,000 women who works at GE around the world. In Malaysia, we lead a dynamic network of over 700 members, and have linked-up with partners such as Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita, TalentCorp and McKinsey among others as we endeavor to advance the role of women in the workplace.
About GE Malaysia
GE is a global company with a strong set of businesses in infrastructure and finance aligned to meet today's needs. The company has been present in Malaysia since 1975, where our investments exceed RM1billion. Today, we have an employee base of over 1,300 employees. We work with some of Malaysia's leading corporations (i.e. Petronas, Sapura, TNB, KTM, NAZA, AirAsia, MAS) and we remain committed to supporting the country's goals towards becoming a high income nation by 2020.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world's toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.
Celina May Benjamin
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