Recognised across ten countries and Africa for the sixth consecutive year, reinforcing Olam Agri’s commitment to building a people-centric, high-performing organisation.
Singapore, January 15, 2026 – Olam Agri has been recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2026 in ten countries: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Australia, The Netherlands, and Switzerland. In addition, Africa has been certified as a Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year, reflecting the consistency and impact of Olam Agri’s people practices across its operating markets.
This recognition underscores Olam Agri’s focus as an employer of choice, where employees are empowered to grow meaningful careers within a purpose-driven organisation that values performance, inclusion, collaboration, and long-term impact.
Active in 131 countries/regions, Top Employers Institute is the global authority in HR certification, benchmarking and advisory. Its Programme certifies organisations based on the results of its HR Best Practices Survey which covers six domains including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Wellbeing.
Being recognised as a Top Employer across multiple markets, particularly for the sixth consecutive year in Africa, reflects the measurable impact of our people philosophy and the strength of our culture,” said Sriram Subramanian, Group Head of Human Resources. “We remain focused on building a high-engagement, high-performance environment. By actively investing in leadership development, domain expertise, employee wellbeing, and inclusion, we ensure our teams are equipped to deliver superior outcomes for our customers, partners, and the planet.”
Olam Agri continues to strengthen its employee value proposition by focusing on three key areas:
- A culture of excellence: A collaborative and inclusive workplace that rewards meritocracy and entrepreneurial thinking, supports intelligent risk-taking, empowers employees through trust, autonomy, and open access to leadership.
- Making a difference: A purpose-driven workplace that has sustainability at its heart, enabling employees to contribute to strengthening global food security, improving access to better nutrition, enhancing livelihoods, and addressing climate change.
- Opportunity to flourish: A global footprint that enables diverse career paths, international exposure, and continuous learning, allowing employees to shape their careers while feeling valued, recognised and supported.
Top Employers Institute CEO Adrian Seligman commented: “Achieving a Top Employer Certification for 2026 reflects Olam Agri’s dedication to building an outstanding workplace that enables sustained business performance. Their strong alignment between people strategy and organisational goals, combined with a commitment to continuous improvement, demonstrates the impact of their transformative practices. We are proud to recognise Olam Agri for their meaningful contribution to a better world of work.”
About Olam Agri
Olam Agri is a market leading, differentiated food, feed and fibre agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities and deep understanding of market needs built over 35 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, wheat milling & pasta, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, animal feed & protein, cotton, wood products, rubber, sugar & bioenergy and risk management solutions, Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with 45.1 million MT in volume handled in 2024. Focused on transforming food, feed and fibre for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enable farming communities to prosper sustainably and strive for a food-secure future. Olam Agri Holdings Limited, which holds the Olam Agri business, is a 64.6% owned subsidiary of Olam Group. 35.4% of Olam Agri Holdings is owned by SALIC International Investment Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olam Agri’s strategic partner The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Company.
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About Olam Group
Olam Group is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to 22,000 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a global network of farmers. Through our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’, Olam Group aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam Group currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.
About Top Employers Institute
Top Employers Institute is the global authority on recognising excellence in People Practices. We help accelerate these practices to enrich the world of work. Through the Top Employers Programme, participating companies can be certified and recognised as an employer of choice. The certification is awarded to organisations based on the participation and results of the HR Best Practices Survey covering six HR domains consisting of 20 topics such as People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity & Inclusion, and Wellbeing. In 2025, Top Employers Institute certified nearly 2,500 organisations in 131 countries/regions. These certified Top Employers positively impact the lives of over 14 million employees globally.
