TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - Once again this year, RBC
leaders are among the recipients of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100
Awards. The Women's Executive Network (WXN) annually recognizes
outstanding women across Canada's
private, public and not-for-profit sectors for their
accomplishments as agents of change and for their ability to
inspire and engage future leaders. Honourees are selected based on
their strategic vision, leadership, commitment to the community,
and their organization's financial performance.
This year, RBC proudly celebrates the following leaders and
Board member amongst the Top 100:
- Foteini Agrafioti, Chief Science Officer & Head Borealis
AI
- Mavis Shang, Vice-President, Pricing & Analytics, RBC
Insurance
- Caroline Tutakiewicz, Director Product Strategy &
Innovation, RBC Ventures
- Heather Munroe-Blum, RBC Board
of Directors
"The inspiring RBC leaders recognized this year bring our core
values to life and play important roles in moving our business
forward," said Dave McKay, President
and Chief Executive Officer, RBC. "We don't view inclusivity as
optional; it underpins our culture and our ability to innovate and
create value for our clients and communities. We are committed
to attracting and retaining talented women, supporting and enabling
their development and advancement into leadership and key client
facing roles. We're proud of the progress we have made."
Women comprise almost 60 per cent of RBC's Canadian workforce
and we offer a number of industry-leading programs to support and
enable their development into leadership roles, including: RBC's
Women in Leadership program, mentorship programs, and other formal
learning and coaching. Between 2014 and today, representation of
women at the executive level has increased from 35% to 46%. RBC is
also a founding member of the Canadian chapter of the 30% Club, an
organization with an aspirational goal of 30 per cent of board
seats and C-suite roles to be held by women by 2022. Women
currently comprise 38 per cent of the RBC Board of Directors,
including the Chair of the Board.
RBC was recently ranked #3 overall and as the top financial
institution in the global "Top 25 Most Diverse & Inclusive
Companies" in the 2019 Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion Index,
which identifies the top 100 publicly traded companies globally
with the most diverse and inclusive workplaces. As well, last month
RBC was named one of the top 100 global companies as ranked in
the 2019 Gender Equality by Equileap.
The full list of WXN's 2019 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100
Award winners can be found
at www.wxnetwork.com/top-100/top-100-winners. Twenty-two RBC
employees have been previously honoured with this recognition.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with
a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading
performance. Our success comes from the 86,000+ employees who bring
our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients
thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank, and one of the largest
in the world based on market capitalization, we have a diversified
business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional
experiences to more than 16 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 34 other countries. Learn
more at rbc.com.
We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives
through donations, community investments and employee volunteer
activities. See how at rbc.com/community-sustainability.
SOURCE RBC