PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024
500-1,499 EMPLOYEES #5. Toray Plastics (America) Inc.
CEO (or equivalent): Ken Kurokawa, chairman and CEO
Number of employees: 630
HEALTHY EMPLOYEES ARE HAPPY and productive. That’s a winning combination. Toray Plastics (America) Inc. takes great pride in its on-site education and wellness center that’s home to a full-size indoor court for basketball and volleyball, a running track and a fitness studio with state-of-the-art equipment.
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Employees at the North Kingstown-based manufacturer work out alone or play sports with colleagues. The reward is huge, with the center helping keep Toray employees fit and the community bonding builds teamwork in the workplace.
Another way Toray looks after employees’ health is the Virgin Pulse Health app that offers individualized programs for physical, mental, financial and mental wellness. It provides an assessment of the employees’ complete health and offers specific programs to track metrics and offers challenges and guided workout, yoga sessions and guided meditations.
“Our employees are the most important asset,” said Michael Kennelly, human resources generalist.
A HEALTHY THOUGHT:‘We strive to always encourage wellness and provide multiple opportunities for all our employees to live better, healthier lives.’
LISA A. AHART, Toray Plastics (America) Inc. senior vice president of U.S. corporate human resources
