Upwork’s CEO & Chief People Officer Both Named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2020 Global Power 150: Women in Staffing List
November 19 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The annual list honors female leaders who have
a significant impact on the global staffing industry
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace,
today announced that Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has named its
President and CEO Hayden Brown and Chief People Officer Zoë Harte
to the 2020 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list.
Now in its sixth year, the Global Power 150 list recognizes
female leaders making significant contributions to shaping the
global staffing industry. According to SIA, “These are women from
various backgrounds who are making a difference... Our honorees are
building new companies, products, divisions and creating a future
of work where women and men can thrive.”
As President and CEO of Upwork, Hayden Brown propels the world
of work forward by providing a transformational new way of working
that unlocks the potential of Upwork’s customers. The company’s
vision is to place independent talent at the heart of every
business, and businesses have increasingly turned to Upwork to
build a dynamic virtual talent bench of remote independent
professionals from around the globe.
As the pioneer of the work marketplace space, Upwork has long
been building capabilities and tools for a world now increasingly
ready to use them, and Brown is laser-focused on how the company
can continue to power its customers’ progress. Brown’s other SIA
recognitions include the 2020 Staffing 100 and 40 Under 40, which
highlight leaders making an impact with their strategic vision.
“I’m honored to be included in this list,” said Brown. “At
Upwork we are committed to helping both businesses and independent
professionals unlock their true potential, and this recognition
further validates that vision. On behalf of everyone here at
Upwork, we look forward to empowering more people to gain control
and freedom over their businesses and careers.”
As Chief People Officer, Zoë Harte drives talent strategy and
innovation at Upwork. She implements innovative management
approaches and focuses on building a mission-driven culture for
Upwork’s team of employees and global network of freelancers. At
the core of Harte's innovation is leveraging the same
transformational new way of working that Upwork's clients do -
approximately two-thirds of the company's internal talent is
comprised of freelancers from Upwork's work marketplace. This is
her fourth consecutive year on the Global Power Women in Staffing
list.
“I appreciate being recognized by SIA as a staffing industry
leader,” says Harte. “At Upwork, we are dedicated to providing our
team members with the culture and tools they need to be successful.
This extends to the more than 500 corporate employees and over
1,500 independent professionals from around the world whom we
partner with throughout the year. We look forward to helping even
more businesses break traditional geographic barriers so they too
can experience the many benefits of tapping into a trusted global
talent pool.”
About Upwork
Upwork is the world’s largest work marketplace, connecting
millions of businesses with independent talent around the globe. We
serve everyone from one-person startups to 30% of the Fortune 100
with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and
freelancers to work together in new ways that unlock their
potential. Our talent community earned over $2 billion on Upwork in
2019 across more than 8,000 skills, including website & app
development, creative & design, customer support, finance &
accounting, consulting, and operations. Learn more at
www.upwork.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
About SIA
Founded in 1989, SIA is the global advisor on staffing and
workforce solutions. Our proprietary research covers all categories
of employed and non-employed work including temporary staffing,
independent contracting and other types of contingent labor. SIA’s
independent and objective analysis provides insights into the
services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions
ecosystem including staffing firms, managed service providers,
recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/compliance firms and
talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management
systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing and online work
services. We also provide training and accreditation with our
unique Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP)
program.
Known for our award-winning content, data, support tools,
publications, executive conferences and events, we help both
suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions make better-informed
decisions that improve business results and minimize risk. As a
division of the international business media company, Crain
Communications Inc., SIA is headquartered in Mountain View,
California, with offices in London, England.
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