Wilson, 48, was named president of global consumer brands at SC Johnson in 2021, after serving as chief marketing officer for the consumer brands division and as a regional senior vice president. Previously, Wilson held brand, marketing and general management roles at AT&T Corporation and PepsiCo, Inc.

Wilson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University and a masters in business administration from the University of Michigan.

“Rudy Wilson’s experience as a leader in marketing consumer products makes him an excellent addition to our board,” said Marc Bitzer, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation. “We know his experience nurturing successful brands will allow him to bring a valuable perspective to both our board of directors and Whirlpool Corporation.”

Held on August 6 and 7th, the Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event raised $3 million for Berrien County youth. The event included rounds of golf on six courses in and around Berrien County with 864 participants. In addition to golf, attendees were able to participate in a Fireside Chat with Hall of Famers Hale Irwin (PGA) and Jerome Bettis (NFL), a silent auction and live auction.

In the twenty years of the event, more than $30 million has been raised for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan, First Tee of Benton Harbor, and the local public school foundations of Benton Harbor, Lakeshore and St. Joseph, helping nearly 10,000 youth each year. These organizations shared the $3 million raised in the 2023 event.

“We are grateful to the many volunteers, participants and generous sponsors who helped us raise these dollars to support youth in our community,” said Pam Klyn, executive vice president of corporate relations and sustainability for Whirlpool Corporation. “The programs enhanced with this funding make an incredible impact on the young people in Southwest Michigan.”

Whirlpool Corporation is including high-efficiency dishwashers for homes built as part of the company’s BuildBetter with Whirlpool initiative with Habitat for Humanity International. The BuildBetter with Whirlpool program is building 250 climate resilient, energy-efficient homes by 2025, with a goal of delivering an almost 15 percent increase in energy efficiency compared to conventional homes.

“Whirlpool Corporation’s 24 years of partnership with Habitat for Humanity International has touched lives around the world,” said Deb O’Connor, director of corporate reputation at Whirlpool Corporation. “Donating dishwashers to the BuildBetter with Whirlpool homes is another opportunity to help Habitat homeowners be more sustainable and save money.”

Started in 2021, Habitat for Humanity’s BuildBetter with Whirlpool initiative has three phases. In the first phase, a total of 58 energy and hazard resilience projects were completed in 20 states. The second phase of the program, currently in progress, will build upon the success of the first phase. Upon completion, there will be 85 energy and hazard resilience projects in 31 states, with 12 in areas where Whirlpool has plant locations. The third phase includes 120 projects in 82 locations. Given the fact that only 68% of American households have a dishwasher¹, including the appliance in BuildBetter with Whirlpool homes serves to underscore the sustainability benefits of a dishwasher.

“Homeowners don’t realize it, but the average dishwasher today uses 50 percent less water than ones made 25 years ago²,” said Beat Stocker, senior director of sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation. “On top of that, a dishwasher is three to four times more water-efficient than hand washing — saving over 2,500 gallons of water per home per year³.”

BuildBetter with Whirlpool homes – both code-plus and renewable energy grants — will measure resiliency through the Home Energy Rating System, or HERS, a nationally recognized energy-use rating scale for residential construction. The lower the number, the less energy used. A typical home in the U.S. is at about 100 or more. The homes in the BuildBetter with Whirlpool program will have a rating of 60 or below, with some going below zero due to on-site power generation and renewable energy systems.

Learn more about how Whirlpool Corporation is supporting communities where it does business here.

1 Based on a 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration report (https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=31692)
2 An average dishwasher in 1998 used 7.11 gallons/cycle. In 2021, dishwashers used 3.51 gallons/cycle. 
3 Based on favorable water and energy use comparison against KitchenAid Model No. KDTM354ESS, which was compared to manual hand washing among 40 study subjects using conditions and assumptions set forth in Gabriela Y Porras et al 2020
Environ. Res. Commun. 2 021004. Assumes 215 cycles/year.

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for Women in America. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

“Whirlpool is deeply committed to building a culture where everyone feels welcomed, heard, respected and valued,” said Carey Martin, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Whirlpool Corp. “We’re honored to be recognized again for advancing progress toward a more inclusive, diverse and fair world that celebrates and empowers women.”

Whirlpool is deeply committed to building a culture where everyone feels welcomed, heard, respected and valued,” said Carey Martin, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Whirlpool Corp. “We’re honored to be recognized again for advancing progress toward a more inclusive, diverse and fair world that celebrates and empowers women.”

Inclusion and diversity is an enduring value at Whirlpool Corp. The company has continued to prioritize meaningful actions that cultivate an even stronger inclusive and diverse workplace. In the past year, Whirlpool Corp. introduced Empower, a multi-month program designed to develop high-potential manager- and senior-manager-level women in Latin America and Asia; launched new family and fertility benefits in the U.S.; and hosted the fourth annual global inclusion campaign, offering 200 hours of micro-learning courses with an emphasis on the importance of inclusive behaviors. The company also has 17 employee resource groups (ERGs) worldwide, including four regional chapters of the Whirlpool Women’s Network (WWN), which empowers and engages women at all levels across the organization through networking events, career development programs and advanced leadership opportunities.

Whirlpool Corp. is frequently recognized for its efforts toward improving employee engagement and support. This year alone, Whirlpool Corp. was named one of the Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s Most Just Companies for 2023, and one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune for the 13th consecutive year.

Companies chosen for the Forbes Best Employers for Women list were identified in an independent survey from a sample of more than 60,000 U.S. employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people within the United States. The sample included about 40,000 women who were asked to rate their company based on four different criteria, including working environment, salary, employee diversity and whether they would recommend their company. These answers were compared to those of 20,000 men to evaluate any differences in perception of the workplace.

Click here to see the full list of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women 2023.

Today’s career panel featured Whirlpool Corp. technology employees representing the areas of global IT, consumer services and manufacturing including Whirlpool Senior Vice President and Global CIO, Dani Brown.

“Demand is high in the tech workforce and women are underrepresented,” said Brown. “Offering girls hands-on experiences and letting them see female role models in tech careers at a young age will help them see themselves in these same types of careers in the future.”

Camp Infinity at Lake Michigan College is hosting 29 students from Berrien County and will continue through the week. The camp sessions will engage students in age-appropriate topics ranging from game design, website design, and robotics programming. The camp will conclude on Friday with guest speaker Pam Klyn, Whirlpool executive vice president of corporate relations and sustainability, speaking about her 30 year career in engineering.

To learn more about the Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) and Camp Infinity, go to https://mcwt.org/programs/list/K-12-Initiatives/CAMP-INFINITY.

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Two days full of hard work yielded results. Here’s what happened recently near Wroclaw, Poland as part of the Whirlpool House + Home program and in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity Poland.

The Family Foster house in Wierzbice was created by Jerzy and Maciejka – visual artists and parents with huge hearts. In addition to raising their biological children, they also decided to adopt four children with special needs.

The house where the family lives is generally adapted to their needs. For example, in 2017, Habitat for Humanity Poland helped the family by paving the path around the garden so that wheelchair users could also use it. But after 6 years the premises needed to be refreshed: the garden became overgrown, and the paved walkway became impassable for a wheelchair. In addition, the rear entrance to the property was not usable, due to the family’s inability to keep it in good order, and at some point they no longer had the strength to bring it up to proper condition.

Whirlpool volunteers from all over Poland took part to support this family in Wierzbice. On July 3 and 4, over 20 volunteers, from Radomsko, Wrocław, Łódź and Warsaw, representing all polish locations of Whirlpool Corporation, helped repaint the whole house inside and do all the garden work. Employees worked through intense heat and other challenges and were able to see how different problems people have, what they face on a daily basis, and how life’s priorities change when caring for orphaned, disabled children.

As a result of these two days of work, the team was able to update the house inside, clean it, repaint the rooms and deal with places that were inaccessible to the hosts, in addition to bringing the garden up to scratch, giving the family a lot of pleasant space to enjoy throughout the summer. The family returned the favor with sincere thanks, smiles and a delicious fresh yeast cake with garden strawberries, making everyone feel at home.

“Our action aroused great interest. It exceeded our expectations. We had a huge number of applications from our employees wanting to take part in the action. Therefore, we increased the originally assumed number of volunteers. Already on the spot, our colleagues confirmed great commitment and willingness to help. It is very uplifting and wonderful to be part of such a community and to be able to help those who need it together” – Zygmunt Łopalewski Central Europe Communications & Government Relations Sr. Manager

Whirlpool Corporation’s North American sales organization has been recognized as one of Selling Power magazine’s “50 Best Companies to Sell For.” The list, published in the July/August 2023 issue of Selling Power, includes companies leading the charge in perseverance and determination.

“We’re excited to be recognized alongside the other excellent companies on this year’s list,” said Dave Cichocki, vice president for U.S. sales at Whirlpool Corp. “Our inclusion on this list demonstrates the U.S. sales team’s dedication to improving life at home for consumers.”

Selling Power’s research team gathered data across four key areas to create this year’s list: company overview, compensation and benefits, training and sales enablement, and diversity and inclusion. Companies were ranked in each of the four categories to determine the final list. The methodology is the product of years of research, and Selling Power continues to revise and refine the approach each year. The companies included are a mix of sizes ranging from medium to enterprise.

“As companies are facing economic headwinds, sales organizations are sharpening their focus on sales talent. What attracts salespeople to work for these leading organizations is their great culture, their commitment to diversity, and their steady support of the sales team by servant leadership that focuses on creating customer value and a meaningful work environment that offers unlimited opportunities to win,” says Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and CEO of Selling Power.

You can view the full list of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For in 2023 here.