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14 Sustainability at AMETEK
Talent Acquisition and
Development
At AMETEK, we believe that a talented, engaged
and dynamic workforce is vital to our success.
We seek to hire, develop and retain individuals
who embrace and thrive in our performance-based,
entrepreneurial culture.
AMETEK’s distributed business model allows our
employees to bring varied, complementary experiences
to their roles. We are united by our common spirit
of collaboration, creativity and innovation, backed by
the power of a large, global company.
Our businesses strive to build robust talent pipelines
through targeted recruitment initiatives across our
30-country geographic footprint. Our programs ensure
seamless onboarding for our new employees. We
identify and nurture talent through a culture that enables
employees to succeed and grow into leadership
positions. AMETEK’s diverse businesses and distributed
structure provide many opportunities for employees
to follow their own path and advance their careers.
We have a comprehensive leadership development
process that identifies the next generation of AMETEK’s
leaders and promotes proper succession planning
across our businesses. This process includes monthly
leadership development meetings with the executive
team, as well as annual leadership reviews with each
AMETEK business.
Our People 15 Sustainability at AMETEK Our People
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity is a core value at AMETEK and a critical
focus area across all levels of the company.
At the highest level, AMETEK’s Board is comprised of
directors with diverse skills, backgrounds and
experiences. Additionally, 33% of our current directors
are women, one of the highest levels in our industry.
This structure promotes healthy conversation and
different perspectives on our company’s future, which
permeate throughout the entire organization.
Given the company’s global nature and diverse customer
base, we seek to promote a strong balance across
our workforce by implementing programs to increase
the number of women and minorities in various
functions throughout the organization.
We are also committed to creating an inclusive
We have several programs specifically designed to ready environment for our colleagues. Since 2018, more
our employees for future leadership roles: than 3,000 AMETEK managers have participated
in unconscious bias training to learn how to identify and
AMETEK University: address implicit bias that may affect team performance
This event allows business managers and and chemistry. The course covers techniques for
high-potential employees, nominated by the leadership hiring and leading diverse teams. Additionally, AMETEK
group, to learn about AMETEK’s history, culture has taken a company-wide approach to providing
and processes as well as collaborate in group exercises. training for its employees that fosters a respectful and
inclusive work environment.
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Center for Creative Leadership :
AMETEK partners with the Center for Creative Leadership
to provide our rising leaders with highly focused,
off-site training sessions. The partnership also provides
access to online leadership training programs and research
to help participants hone their skills on a continual basis.
Financial Management Program:
This program offers recent finance and accounting
graduates a three-year, immersive experience in which
they develop leadership skills through rotational
field assignments, classroom training and networking events.
Successful completion of the program prepares them
for future leadership roles within AMETEK’s finance functions.
By investing in world-class talent, improving the perfor-
mance of our businesses and committing to positively
impacting our customers, we experience an 85% workforce
retention rate — among the highest in our industry.