ams recognised in Diversity Leaders 2021 survey

In a competitive market to attract and retain employees with the right skillsets – like STEM2 – ams’ approach is intended to widen the talent pool, as well as encourage diverse perspectives which reflect that of its customer base, and enhance collaboration across a dispersed international team of employees and partners.

This year, the 850 companies receiving the highest total scores out of 15,000 companies assessed made the final list of The Diversity Leaders. ams is proud to be ranked at #32 overall, moving up from #141 in the previous year. In fact, one in seven of the top-35 companies were listed in the sector category ‘Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Hardware.’

“STEM skills are in high demand in our sector, and to attract and keep the best talent around the world people need to feel included and valued, have a long-term perspective, and see representative role models around the company,” said Alexander Everke, Chief Executive Officer at ams. “However, diversity also makes great reputational and business sense – so we are honored to be recognised by employees on our promotion of diversity.”

ams has many great role models at executive level, and we look forward to introducing more as the company develops further. For example, executive Vice President and General Manager of ams’ Advanced Optical Sensors Division, Jennifer Zhao, was recently awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ at Questex’ Sensors Innovation Week 2020, while Senior Vice President R&D, Verena Vescoli, is one of the few women in the industry to hold that central position in a STEM-focused company.

On a regional level, ams also received recognition twice this year as a Top Employer in Austria (‘Trend’ Magazine, Statistica) and Styria (Market Institut, Linz).