The Globe and Mail releases annual Women Lead
Here recipients
MARKHAM,
ON, March 25, 2022 /CNW/ - Pet Valu Holdings
Ltd. ("Pet Valu") (TSX: PET), the leading Canadian specialty
retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies, is pleased to
announce it has been recognized in The Globe and Mail's 2022 Report
on Business Women Lead Here list of honourees. The annual editorial
benchmark identifies best-in-class executive gender diversity in
corporate Canada.
"We're delighted Pet Valu's commitment to increasing the
representation of women in leadership roles at all levels has been
recognized by this important benchmark," says Christine Martin-Bevilacqua, Chief
Administrative Officer of Pet Valu. "By identifying high-potential
women within our organization and helping them to develop skills,
acquire experience, and have exposure to the opportunities
necessary to become effective leaders, we have experienced
tremendous success in elevating the contributions of women at all
levels."
For the 2022 ranking, Report on Business conducted a
journalistic analysis of nearly 500 large publicly traded Canadian
companies, evaluating the ratio of women-identifying to
men-identifying executives in the top three tiers of executive
leadership. The resultant data was applied to a weighted formula
that also factored in company performance, diversity and
year-to-year change.
In total, 74 companies earned the 2022 Women Lead Here seal,
with a combined average of 46 per cent of executive roles held by
individuals identifying as women. The full list of 2022 Women Lead
Here honourees can be found here.
Individuals and organizations that seek to increase gender
diversity and inclusion in the workplace will have an opportunity
to hear firsthand the strategies Pet Valu has implemented to
support women leaders. From 3:00 to 3:45
p.m. EST on March 29,
Gaylyn Craig, Vice President,
Corporate Store Operations will join the panel discussion "Develop
and Promote – Rethinking the Status Quo." Craig will be sharing
what Pet Valu has done, and continues to do, to develop and promote
women into leadership roles. She will also share details of her
personal career journey. Event details and registration information
are available here.
"Pet Valu encouraged me to try new things and learn from my
mistakes," says Craig. "I wouldn't be here without the
opportunities presented to me and the value that was placed on my
experience. I am excited to share my story, and hopefully inspire
women leaders of today and tomorrow across Canada."
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About Pet Valu
Pet Valu is Canada's leading
retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies with over 700
corporate-owned or franchised locations across the country. For
more than 40 years, Pet Valu has earned the trust and loyalty of
pet parents by offering knowledgeable customer service, a premium
product offering and engaging in-store services. Pet Valu's
neighbourhood stores offer more than 7,000 competitively-priced
products, including a broad assortment of premium, super premium,
holistic and award-winning proprietary brands. To learn more,
please visit: www.petvalu.ca.
SOURCE Pet Valu Canada Inc.