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• Headquarters' Location:

  London, UK

• Presence:

  Belgium & the Netherlands countries of origin, present in over 50 countries

• Number of Employees:

  over 60,000

• Revenues:

  Market capitalisation EUR 50 billion

• Website:

  http://www.fortis.com/career

Company Snapshot

Fortis is an international provider of banking and insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers. The company delivers a total package of financial products and services through its own high-performance channels, and via intermediaries and other partners.

Fortis ranks among Europe’s top 15 financial institutions, with a market capitalisation of EUR 50 billion. With excellent solvency, a presence in over 50 countries and a dedicated, professional workforce of above 60,000, our company combines global strength with local flexibility.

Fortis is a young, fast-growing, international company with high ambitions. We are looking for young professionals, specialists and managers who want to grow with us, are prepared to accept responsibility and consider freedom of action important. Are you able to think out of the box and are you interested in a career with Fortis? Then you are sure to want to know more.

Culture & History

At Fortis our focus has always been on breaking new ground. In 1990 we were the first cross-border enterprise in the European financial sector. AMEV, a large Dutch insurer and VSB, a Dutch bank combined operations were joined by AG Group, a major Belgian insurer. Since then, Fortis has undergone impressive growth, both organically and through acquisitions.

However, we have been active in financial services for nearly 300 years. Our predecessors traded with Catherine the Great and financed the United States’ purchase of Louisiana from Napoleon. We’ve been constantly striving to find new ways to improve our services ever since.

Financial Facts

For up to date figures on Fortis, please visit our website www.fortis.com

Training & Development

Employee engagement

It’s common sense – a satisfied employee is a motivated employee. And motivated employees are essential to a company’s success: they are absent less frequently, stay with their employers longer and are more productive. So we at Fortis want to know how our people are doing – which is why we conduct an Employee Motivation Survey every year.
Our Employee Motivation Survey (EMS) gives us the feedback we need to constantly align our corporate strategy with employee needs. Our third annual EMS, in 2006, broke previous records, drawing a response rate of 70%, or almost 39,000 employees.

Our people proved to be considerably more satisfied in 2006 with almost all work-related topics, including cooperation with immediate colleagues, departmental customer focus and their job responsibilities. Their loyalty to Fortis is high and they are strongly involved with our dynamic business.

Employees build Fortis

Fortis is striving to become the preferred employer in the financial services industry and to utilize its human capital as efficiently as possible. In 2007 Fortis has been elected best employer in Belgium and in the Netherlands. At our Merchant & Private Banking Academy, the Partners in Business training programme has been selected as number one “out of the box” in Belgium and its Associate Programme has been voted Best Traineeship in the Netherlands. Visit www.fortis.com/career for our vacancies.

Diversity

People, markets, customers, business and the community are constantly changing. To achieve our business objectives we need a workforce that is aligned with this ever changing environment.

Fortis values the difference each individual brings and regards these differences as an asset. Therefore we encourage our people to think and act differently, to be themselves and to contribute their individual skills.

Fortis strives to create a truly inclusive Fortis community, a community of mutual understanding that respects and values differences.

Diverse people, diverse teams and diverse management will make us stronger!

At Fortis we truly believe that a workforce that reflects the diverse group of clients we serve and the communities in which we operate makes us stronger as a company. The marketplace is constantly changing and it is of major importance that we adapt our workforce to fit those changes. We align our diversity strategy with the Fortis growth strategy and the challenges in the marketplace.
Lynne Rutherford, Director Talent Management