Air Liquide China Again Selected as China’s “Top 100 Most Attractive Employers” by Universum

SHANGHAI, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Air Liquide recently was named as China's Top 100 Most Attractive Employers (formerly "Top 100 IDEAL™ Employers") in 2016 at an award ceremony in Shanghai organized by Universum, a global leader in employer branding. In this year's Universum Student Survey nationwide, Air Liquide ranks the 82th among students majoring in Natural Science.

More than 55,000 students in the fields of natural sciences, business, engineering, law, health/medicine, and humanities/liberal arts/education from 110 top universities across China participated in the 2016 survey. The survey is co-organized annually by Universum and China Daily's 21st Century English Newspaper. The survey results provide insights into the students' perception of and preference for specific employers in China.

Air Liquide attaches great significance to attracting, developing and retaining young talent. In China, the company carries out a systematic campus recruitment plan, including campus onsite career talks, on-line dialogues with students at well-known recruitment platforms, internship programs, and career development programs. In particular, the company's fresh graduate hiring programs such as "Yang Fan – International Development Program" and "Qi Hang – China Management & Technical Trainee Program" aim to explore young students with great potential. A number of senior managers and technical experts in the company have been developed through those two programs. Air Liquide China also holds Open-to-Public days annually to provide university students with the chance to visit its offices or plants to learn about the company and its responsible and sustainable business approach.

In addition, the company implements a Technical Community Leader (TCL) system, which provides a special additional career development path for technical professionals. To date, a total of 227 international and local experts have been nominated in China. Moreover, a comprehensive performance evaluation system, competitive compensation and benefits scheme, and diversified corporate culture all combine to make Air Liquide China an appealing employer in the highly competitive China job market.

Jasmine Wu, Human Resources Vice President of Greater China, Air Liquide Group, commented: "We're honored to be named as one of China's Top 100 Most Attractive Employers. People are at the core of our business. We'll continue to invest in inspiring and fostering future talents, nurturing innovation to create value for the business and for society."

About Air Liquide in China

Air Liquide in China operates nearly 90 plants and employs about 4,500 employees today, with a strong presence in the key coastal industrial areas, and is expanding into the center, south and west. Its main business activities include industrial and medical gas operations, as well as Engineering & Construction (designing, manufacturing and installing air separation units/hydrogen facilities).

About Air Liquide

The world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 68,000 employees and serves more than 3 million customers and patients.* Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide's ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core of the company's development are the commitment and constant inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations, targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide's revenues amounted to €16.4 billion in 2015, and its solutions that protect life and the environment represented more than 40% of sales. On 23 May 2016, Air Liquide completed its acquisition of Airgas, which had revenues amounting to $5.3 billion (around €4.8 billion) for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016.
Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
*Following the acquisition of Airgas on 23 May 2016

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