JTI Awarded Top Employer 2019 in Asia Pacific Region for Fifth Consecutive Year

Hong Kong (ots/PRNewswire) -

Accreditation recognizes JTI's continued commitment to employees
in the region

JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has been certified as Top
Employer in the Asia Pacific region for the fifth consecutive year
during a prestigious ceremony in Singapore. Furthermore, nine JTI
offices and factories in eight countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore and Thailand - once
again received the national Top Employer certification.

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The certification by the Top Employers Institute cements JTI's
reputation as an employer that puts people first.

"JTI's renewed success as Top Employer in Asia Pacific builds on
our reputation as an excellent place to work and serves to highlight
our long-term HR approach and people-centric mindset," says Mike
Griffiths, JTI's Human Resources Vice President for Asia Pacific. "In
a region that has grown significantly over the past few years to
around 26,000 employees, it is important for us to continue to
demonstrate our commitment to invest in our people and our employment
practices."

Workplace initiatives that JTI has implemented in the Asia Pacific
region include:

- Our pan-regional Asia Pacific Management Trainee Program,
'Explore', that builds functional expertise and a broad business
perspective with multicultural awareness, through rotational
assignments across the region
- A program, 'JEWEL', aimed at empowering women and enabling
leadership which was launched in every market across the region in
2018
- A regional recognition program, Asia Pacific Excellence Awards
"APex", which was launched to celebrate employees who demonstrate
JTI's values and make a real difference in their market due to
their outstanding accomplishments and inspirational behavior

For JTI, the renewed regional Top Employer 2019 certification in
Asia Pacific is the latest addition to a list of awards recognizing
its HR excellence across the globe: in 2018, JTI was certified as a
Global Top Employer for the fourth consecutive year, and also gained
Top Employer status in Europe, North America, the Middle East and
Africa.

The annual international research undertaken by the Top Employers
Institute recognizes leading employers around the world; those that
provide excellent employee conditions, nurture and develop talent
throughout all levels of the organization, and which strive to
continuously optimize employment practices.

JTI is a leading international tobacco company with operations in
more than 130 countries. It is the global owner of both Winston, the
number two cigarette brand in the world, and Camel, outside the USA
and has the largest share in sales for both brands. Other global
brands include Mevius and LD. With its internationally recognized
brand Logic, JTI is also a major player in the e-cigarette market and
has, since 2011, been present in the heated tobacco category with
Ploom. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, JTI employs close to
40,000 people and was awarded Global Top Employer for four
consecutive years. JTI is a member of the Japan Tobacco Group of
Companies. For more information, visit http://www.jti.com.

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Contact:
Brenda Smyth / Communications Director Asia-Pacific
+852-2585-9349
Brenda.Smyth@jti.com

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