Pinnacle is No. 1 on the List of Top Workplaces in Knoxville

Pinnacle Financial Partners has once again placed No. 1 on the Knoxville News Sentinel’s list of Top Workplaces in the mid-size business category. The firm has been recognized in this contest every year since it began in 2017--one of only 11 companies to do so. Pinnacle’s Knoxville President Mike DiStefano was singled out for Top Workplaces “Leadership” special award, as well.

“Pinnacle associates support each other through thick and thin,” DiStefano said. “They nurture genuine care and consideration for each other, and they’re rewarded for taking care of clients in the same way. In a difficult year like this one, that’s what people need. It brings out the best in all of us and makes Pinnacle the best place to work in the Southeast.”

The Top Workplaces list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC (formerly called WorkplaceDynamics), a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution and connection, just to name a few.

Earlier this year, Pinnacle was listed by FORTUNE Magazine as No. 14 of their list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States and No. 4 on their list of the top financial services firms to work for. The firm climbed to the No. 4 spot on both the list of Best Workplaces for Millennials  and Best Workplaces for Women from FORTUNE magazine and Great Place to Work. People Magazine named the firm one of 50 Companies That Care. Pinnacle has earned dozens of national, local and regional awards for workplace culture in its 20-year history. Like the Knoxville Top Workplaces award, many of those are determined by employee surveys.