BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Italian Prime Minister Paolo
Gentiloni dedicated the new headquarters of Whirlpool EMEA
(Europe, Middle East and Africa) in Pero
(Milan) today. Whirlpool Corporation President and Chief
Operating Officer Marc Bitzer,
Whirlpool EMEA President and Whirlpool Corporation Executive
Vice-President Esther Berrozpe Galindo, Regione Lombardia President
Roberto Maroni, and the Mayor of
Pero Maria Rosa Belotti attended the
ceremony.
The building chosen for Whirlpool EMEA's headquarters is in the
Perseo Expo District and will accommodate more than 600 employees
from 28 countries in a modern and collaborative working
environment. The new headquarters has the latest technology and was
built to meet current sustainability standards, including a rooftop
solar power system that is expected to save 16 tons of
CO2 emissions each year.
In line with its corporate social responsibility goals, the
company promotes alternative and sustainable transport for its
employees through a carpooling app and free shuttle bus services.
It has also teamed up with Banco Alimentare, an organization
dedicated to redistributing food waste, to reduce unused food at
the new headquarters.
"The Prime Minister's visit is a great honor for us at a very
important time for Whirlpool EMEA in Italy. In addition to the new headquarters, in
the last few years we have invested $500 million into product innovation, state
of the art industrial processes and ongoing training for our
employees," said Whirlpool EMEA President and Whirlpool Corporation
Executive Vice President, Esther Berrozpe Galindo. "And the
location of our new headquarters offers our employees a dynamic and
multicultural environment."
Whirlpool EMEA also opened The World of Whirlpool, its new
flagship showroom in Milan, to
showcase the world's most advanced home appliance technology and
design. This new 5,400 sq. ft. facility displays products from four
of Whirlpool Corporation's leading European brands - KitchenAid,
Whirlpool, Hotpoint, and Indesit. It is designed to give
guests an opportunity to explore and experiment with products via
interactive content, demonstration cooking stations and educational
and recreational activities.
Whirlpool Corporation employs more than 6,000 people in eight
locations in Italy. The company
plans to invest $350 million into
research and development in the EMEA region by the end of 2018,
with the majority having been allocated to its two advanced
research centers in Italy.
Whirlpool will retain its roots in the Varese area. The EMEA
region's built-in products center (microwaves, fridges and ovens)
in Cassinetta di Biandronno will continue with approximately 2,000
employees working in industrial operations, procurement and two
global Research and Design centers: Global Consumer Design and
Global Food Institute. The company is working with local government
and universities to identify possible new uses for the the site of
their former headquarters building in Comerio.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool
Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance
manufacturer in the world, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 93,000 employees and
70 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2016. The
company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag,
Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht,
Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names in
nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information
about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on
Twitter at @WhirlpoolCorp.
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