Comparably Awards

3M Claimed Company

3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing more than 55,000 products, including adhesives, laminates, and many more. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 843

TOTAL RATINGS: 8031

CEO: Mike Roman

HR or Marketing? Claim Your Free Employer Account

Nicholas C. Gangestad — Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at 3M

Executive Bio

Mr. Nicholas C. Gangestad, also known as Nick, has been the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of 3M Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. since 2014. Mr. Gangestad serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of 3M Puerto Rico, Inc. Mr. Gangestad has been Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of 3M Company since June 9, 2014. He served as Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Corporate Controller of 3M Company from April 1, 2011 to June 9, 2014. He served as a Vice President of Finance & Information Technology at 3M Canada since 2003. He served as Director of Corporate Accounting at 3M Canada from 2007 to March 31, 2011 and as Director of Finance and I.T., from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Gangestad held various positions at Master Black Belt, Six Sigma, Finance in 2001; Financial Manager, Abrasives Division in 2001; Financial Manager, Latin America in 1998; Financial Analyst, Asia Pacific in 1996; Financial Analyst, Health Care in 1992; Plant Accountant in 1990; and Systems Analyst, Finance in 1987.

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Nicholas C. Gangestad holds the highest position within the Finance department at 3M — Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within 3M's Finance department are not invested in 3M's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	NaN%
No	NaN%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	NaN%
No	NaN%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	NaN%
No	NaN%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	67%
Negative	33%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	0%
Good	0%
Average	0%
Poor	0%
Horrible	0%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	NaN%
No	NaN%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from 3M Employees

BOTTOM

30%

3M's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 30%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

See Detailed Executive Team Ratings

Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

56% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - HR 88/100

Department - Customer Support 87/100

Department - Design 85/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Ethnicity - Native American 40/100

Department - Executive 50/100

Tenure - Over 10 Years 53/100

3M's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 484 ratings, 3M's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “C-” or 58/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the HR department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Executive department.

3M's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies in Minneapolis and Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

Rate your company