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Flex Recognized as One of Fortune 2021 World's Most Admired Companies
February 2, 2021 | PRNewswireEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Flex has announced that the company has been named one of the World's Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE magazine.
"We are tremendously proud of the hard work and dedication our global workforce has put into making Flex one of the most admired companies in the world," said Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex. "Over the past year, our disciplined execution and values-driven culture have enabled us to come together and demonstrate our purpose to make great products for our customers that create value and improve people's lives."
FORTUNE's list of the World's Most Admired Companies is based on company surveys and peer ratings from top executives, directors and members of the financial community. Enterprises are rated in their own industry on nine criteria, from the use of corporate assets and social responsibility to global competitiveness. A company's score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed.
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