No. 43: City National Bank

August 28, 2016, 9:00 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

Location: Miami
Assets: $7.1 billion
Employees: 493
President and CEO: Jorge Gonzalez
www.citynational.com

Popular with employees: The bank has a celebration on National Employee Appreciation Day as well as monthly employee appreciation lunches throughout the year.

Fitness/wellness program: The "Just Walk 10,000 Steps a Day" program launched with participating employees receiving free pedometers. They wore the pedometers daily to see who could walk the most steps.

Sustainability initiative: More than a quarter of City National employees use public transportation. This green choice is entirely subsidized by the bank.

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