WILMINGTON, Del., July 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:WSFS), the parent company of WSFS Bank, today announced that it has been presented the annual Gallup Great Workplace Excellence in Leadership Award. Based on the most rigorous workplace research conducted, the Great Workplace Award honors organizations whose associate engagement results demonstrate they have the most productive and engaged workforces in the world. WSFS was formally presented the award during the 2012 Gallup Summit in Omaha, Nebraska.
"As a service organization and one where 'We Stand For Service®', our success is driven by Associate engagement at every level," said Mark A. Turner, President and CEO of WSFS Bank. "Each Associate, from the support areas to the front lines, contributes directly to the growth of our organization by fully embracing and living our core values of integrity, service, transparency and desire to improve."
The Gallup Great Workplace Excellence in Leadership Award recognizes companies with 500 to 1,000 associates, whose distinguished leader or leaders have driven superior engagement performance. In qualifying for the recognition, during the most recent Gallup Q12 survey that Associates take annually to measure engagement levels, WSFS achieved a 97% response rate and a 4.34 grand mean in at least half the company's workgroups, well above the minimum thresholds of 80% and 4.15, respectively. Gallup also gave consideration to WSFS' talent development programs and best practices, which have also contributed to WSFS Bank's accomplishments in its Associate engagement and Customer advocacy journey.
About WSFS Financial Corporation
WSFS Financial Corporation is a multi-billion dollar financial services company. Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest, locally-managed bank and trust company headquartered in Delaware with $4.3 billion in assets on its balance sheet and $11.8 billion in fiduciary assets, including approximately $1.0 billion in assets under management. WSFS operates from 52 offices located in Delaware (42), Pennsylvania (8), Virginia (1) and Nevada (1) and provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking, retail banking and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries or divisions include Christiana Trust, WSFS Investment Group, Inc., Cypress Capital Management, LLC and Cash Connect®. Serving the Delaware Valley since 1832, WSFS is the seventh oldest bank in the United States continuously operating under the same name. For more information, please visit www.wsfsbank.com.