ConVista achieves an outstanding 8th place in the Great Place to Work Award run by the German magazine "Handelsblatt", making them one of the top 10 best employers in Germany.

The Great Place to Work Award run by the “Handelsblatt” selects Germany´s best employers. In the category - organizations with 50-500 employees - ConVista Consulting AG ranked an exceptional 8th place.

“This proves that despite the considerable growth we have undergone over the last few years, we were able to retain an organizational culture where open communication plays a significant role. This cannot be taken for granted and that makes us proud”, said Chief Executive Officer, Wolfgang Albers. “This is our third time in the competition for the employers’ award Great Place to Work and we made a huge leap forward. In the first year, 2007, we managed to get under the top 50 and last year we came in at an improved 16th place. Despite the economic pressures ConVista has showed that our excellent relationship with our employees – the organizational culture – is a quality which can also prevail during a financial and economic crisis. We have managed to make this massive leap into the top 10 organizations (with 50-500 employees).“

“For us this fantastic ranking also means we have a responsibility to ensure that we remain an attractive employer and improve even more“, explained Oliver Kewes, Director for Human Resources, ConVista Consulting AG.

About the Great Place to Work Award:

The Great Place to Work Award is awarded to good quality employers who offer an attractive workplace. The award is presented by the Great Place to Work® Institute at a premier gala in Berlin attended by the Minister for Work and Social Welfare Ursula von der Leyen. In total 235 organizations of all sizes and from all industry sectors and regions took part in “Germany´s Best Employer 2010” and underwent an independent evaluation of their quality and their attractiveness to their employees. The survey concentrated on topics such as credibility, fairness, the identification of employees with the organization and team spirit. The Great Place to Work ® Institute Germany questioned over 50,000 during their research.

“Germany´s Best Workplace” is part of the European-wide Great Place to Work® competition “Europe´s Best Workplace”, which is run in 19 countries. “ Europe’s Best Workplace 2010” will be presented in Madrid in May by the European Great Place to Work® Institute.