CARFAX Named One of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ in 2020

November 26, 2020

LONDON, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CARFAX, a global leader in vehicle history and valuation, has been named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ for 2020. The annual program which is now in its 17^th year is presented by Waterstone Human Capital, a leading cultural talent management firm. The award recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations for having exceptional cultures that drive performance and sustain a competitive advantage.

The panel of judges, compromised of past winners, cited CARFAX’s success in part due to the people-first approach the company takes and the strong alignment it has across teams, processes and overall vision. “Our people continuously learn together to create our strong culture. Our aim is to develop highly collaborative teams and bring out the best in everyone,” shares Mark Rousseau, President and GM of CARFAX Canada. “Our success is fuelled by these engaged people as they work together towards our common vision.”

“We see the impact of our strong culture not only in our high engagement scores, but also in our business performance and customer satisfaction,” says Rousseau. “Our team of enthusiastic, committed CARFAXers continue to deliver double-digit growth year after year.”

“At Waterstone we believe corporate culture drives performance and that it’s an organization’s greatest asset,” said Marty Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Human Capital and Chair of Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures Awards. “This year’s winning organizations have all demonstrated an outstanding commitment to corporate culture and to leveraging their culture as a competitive advantage.”

“CARFAX breeds such a fun, respectful and employee-focused culture that truly makes the company stand out,” shares Scott Knight, a Systems Developer who has been with the company since March of 2019. “It has been one of the greatest privileges and joys of my career to help contribute to the growth of the exceptional CARFAX team in Canada.”

Construction was recently completed on CARFAX’s Canadian headquarters at 100 Kellogg Lane, a landmark state-of-the-art space created from the original Kellogg’s cereal factory. Investment in the 48,555 square foot office was made to house the growing team. The company’s plans for growth will add hundreds of new jobs over the next several years. For open positions visit: HERE and HERE.

About CARFAX in Canada

CARFAX’s mission is to help millions of people shop, buy, service and sell used cars with more confidence. As a leader in vehicle history and valuation, CARFAX provides impartial and comprehensive information for consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX‘s Canadian headquarters in London, Ontario supports Canadian and U.S. markets, drawing on billions of data records from thousands of sources, enabling used vehicle buyers and sellers to make informed decisions. CARFAX is consistently recognized as a top employer and business. CARFAX is a part of IHS Markit, (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions.

Connect with CARFAX at carfax.ca, and via Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn

About Waterstone

At Waterstone Human Capital, we inspire organizations to build high performance cultures. We’re a human capital management consulting firm specializing in retained executive search, cultural measurement and assessment, and leadership training and development. We have successfully helped hundreds of entrepreneurial-minded, high-growth organizations across North America recruit, measure and train for fit. Waterstone is also the founder of the Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures and Canada’s Most Admired™ CEO programs. These national programs annually recognize best-in-class Canadian organizations and CEOs, for fostering cultures that enhance performance and help sustain a competitive advantage.

For more information please visit waterstonehc.com or canadasmostadmired.com.