TrueBlue Recognized as “Corporate Champion” by Women’s Forum of New York
November 14 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Company Saluted for Leading the Way to
Gender Balance of Corporate Boards
TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI), one of America’s largest industrial
staffing companies and a global leader in recruitment process
outsourcing, was recognized at the Women’s Forum of New York’s 2017
Breakfast of Corporate Champions for gender diversity in its
boardroom.
The Corporate Champion award recognizes the Fortune 1000 and
S&P 500 companies where women have a significant presence on
the corporate board.
“Having a board that is inclusive and represents different
backgrounds means the important discussions we have better reflect
the broad diversity of our customers, employees and communities,”
TrueBlue CEO Steve Cooper said. “It ensures that we are seeing a
wide variety of perspectives when we make decisions, and we’re
honored to be recognized for our effort with a Corporate Champion
award.”
“Having women constitute a third of our board puts TrueBlue
among the upper tier of companies working toward gender balance in
the boardroom,” said TrueBlue Director Bonnie Soodik, who was
present to accept the Corporate Champion award. “By highlighting
companies such as TrueBlue that have chosen to place women on their
boards, the Women’s Forum of New York is helping accelerate the
growth of women directors at America’s largest companies.”
The award was presented at the Breakfast for Corporate Champions
on Nov. 14. The event featured a discussion by the country's
leading CEOs about why women in the boardroom is a strategic
business imperative and how to make it happen.
About TrueBlue:
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized
workforce solutions that help clients create growth, improve
efficiency and increase reliability. TrueBlue connected over
815,000 people with work during 2016 in a wide variety of
industries through its PeopleReady segment offering industrial
staffing services, PeopleManagement segment offering onsite
workforce management and PeopleScout segment offering Recruitment
Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Service Provider (MSP)
solutions.
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