Daimler Financial Services is One of world's 25 Best Employers

Great Place to Work Institute names Daimler Financial Services one of the 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces of 2014

- Nine of ten employees rate the company as a "great place to work" in an independent survey

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI -- Oct. 23, 2014: It's a great day for the more than 8,000 employees worldwide of Daimler Financial Services -- the company is ranked as one of the world's best 25 employers. That was confirmed today by the independent Great Place to Work® Institute at the award ceremony for the World's Best Multinational Workplaces of 2014 in San Francisco. The ranking places Daimler Financial Services among an elite group of the best companies evaluated by the largest annual global study of workplace excellence in the world.

More than 6,200 companies participated in the Great Place to Work survey from late 2013 to mid-2014. Of these, 2,800 qualified to compete for a spot on the "World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list. A total of 429 companies earned a place on one of the national Best Workplaces lists in individual countries. To qualify for the global list, a company has to meet three criteria, which included: being one of the top employers in at least five countries; having at least 5,000 employees; and counting at least 40 percent of its workforce outside the company's home country.

"Becoming a great place to work is a mindset," says Klaus Entenmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler Financial Services. "Our corporate culture is based on a clear set of core values. Every employee has both the opportunity and responsibility to make our company a great place to work. And they do. Our highly motivated employees and our strong culture are reasons why we're able to deliver outstanding service and strong results year-over-year."

In the Americas Region, Daimler Financial Services is headquartered in the United States and includes corporate locations in Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Within the region, the business operations in Canada and Mexico ranked number 5 and number 17 respectively on the national Best Workplaces lists in 2014. While each location tailors its efforts to create a great workplace to the local environment, common elements include a focus on social responsibility that allows employees to personally contribute in the communities where they live and work, and a family-like culture that enables team members to balance work and personal life.

"In addition to our core values, we have a common mission, which gives our team members a shared focus, no matter where they work," explains Peter Zieringer, Member of the Daimler Financial Services Board of Management and Head of the Americas Region. "But celebrating what makes us different is just as important. Embracing the distinct cultures in each country and being inclusive of the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our employees, has helped to build a great work environment and a strong team dynamic within Daimler Financial Services."

Daimler's financial and mobility services division, like Daimler AG, is clearly committed to its corporate values. Amongst others, Daimler Financial Services aims to foster a culture of trust, individual responsibility, openness to innovation and, last but not least, a love of one's work. The Great Place to Work Institute has been investigating these and similar attitudes at Daimler Financial Services since 2007 by conducting anonymous employee surveys. In the most recent survey, about nine out of ten employees of Daimler Financial Services agreed that their company is a great place to work.

Daimler Financial Services supports sales of Daimler's vehicles by offering financing, leasing and insurance contracts, fleet management, banking services and innovative mobility services. At the end of the third quarter of 2014, well over three million cars and commercial vehicles worth almost €94 billion were recorded in the company's accounts.