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At CEMEX, we promote a culture of consistent high performance worldwide. We know that, in order for our employees to perform, they need tools and opportunities to increase their productivity and help them develop new skills. We seek to develop employees so they can execute our strategy, grow individually, and contribute to the constant reinvention of our business.

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In addition, we work hard to attract and retain talent and to place our employees in the right role at the right time. That includes making sure that our employees are compensated fairly and competitively for their efforts and that they receive ongoing training to remain competitive and effective.

Our commitment to employee development is multifaceted. From our global leadership and management programs to our scholarships and online training courses, we work to foster our employees' growth at each stage of their career. We also encourage our employees to take international assignments, which enhance the participant's growth, facilitate the exchange of best practices, and strengthen our shared corporate culture.

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Talent Review is a dialogue-based employee development process, based on the employee's performance, potential, and personal interest. Performance and potential are assessed in consensus with the employee's direct supervisor and peers, as well as with the area leader.

The process opens a forum for discussions about our people, builds a common "language" to evaluate and identify talent, outlines talent gaps, and empowers the organization to actively participate in development. Since its launch in 2007, more than 3,000 individuals worldwide have been assessed across all regions and most corporate areas.

We provide continuous training and development opportunities so employees can work smartly, safely, and effectively. We seek to develop employees' skills using a variety of learning initiatives and on-the-job training on a wide variety of subjects. We have developed specific programs aimed at strengthening the skills and competencies of people in leadership positions and in building those same competencies in those rising to these levels. These programs give our future leaders the opportunity to learn about decision-making models, business trends, and strategy; strengthen interpersonal skills; build a strong international network that promotes knowledge and best-practice sharing; and experience working in virtual and multicultural teams.

To complement our onsite training efforts, we have developed a state-of-the-art online learning management system, CEMEX Learning, through which our employees are able to design their Individual Development Plans.

These plans guide each employee to deliver his or her best. One of the main purposes of CEMEX Learning is to serve as a course library. Our online courses include, among many others, subjects such as interpersonal skills, process and project management, our CO2 emissions challenge, our use of alternative components in products, our technology strategy, retaining talent, and situational leadership.

As part of our ETHOS ethics training initiative, we offer one-on-one and online courses to reinforce our culture, including such subjects as antitrust, avoiding conflicts of interest, code of ethics and business conduct, Sarbanes-Oxley, protecting confidential information, and workplace harassment. In addition, we have 30 ethics clips, mini-courses that exemplify and reinforce how we expect our employees to conduct themselves and abide by our code of ethics.

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