Once again, for the sixth consecutive year, Fortune Magazine has named Whirlpool Corporation as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, No. 1 in the Home Equipment, Furnishings industry. The company and recognized for innovation, financial soundness, global competitiveness and quality of products and services. Fortune’s World’s Most Admired rankings is an annual list which reflects observations and opinions of executives who rate their peers and competitors in nine different categories including innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, long-term investment, financial soundness, quality of products and services, and global competitiveness. Other companies among the top ranked are Amazon, Apple, Procter & Gamble, BMW and 3M. «It is an honor – commented Jeff Fettig, chairman and ceo of Whirlpool Corporation – to be recognized as one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies for another year. For more than one hundred years, Whirlpool Corporation has been committed to delivering strong performance, providing an outstanding portfolio of brands and creating better, more innovative products. We will continue that commitment in 2016.»