BURLINGTON, ON, Sept. 14, 2017 /CNW/ - Sodexo Canada's supplier diversity manager, Elizabeth Auceda, has been named one of Canada's most influential women in human resources and diversity by DiversityCan Magazine. This recognition puts Sodexo as the only Food Services business to be awarded this prestigious honour.
These annual awards recognize transformational executives who use their talent and knowledge to develop inclusive and diverse workforces and supplier networks. This year the magazine named five top influential women across a range of industries. The program also recognizes leadership that advances healthy and safe workplaces.
Elizabeth is the leader responsible for growing Sodexo's Supplier Diversity program. Her role is to develop business relationships with small and medium sized enterprises owned by Indigenous people, women, members of visible minority and other underrepresented groups. She also mentors clients on how to advance inclusion and diversity within their own workforces.
"Elizabeth's leadership in diversifying our supplier base reflects our global commitment to build communities and support women-owned enterprises. We are proud of her recognition as one of the top five influencers by DiversityCan Magazine," says Barry Telford, CEO, Sodexo Canada.
One example of her work is with Trillium Interim Staffing Inc., a small recruiting firm that sources front line staff for Sodexo service facilities. Elizabeth began working with Trillium's owner, Poonam Kathuria two years ago. Today, the company has grown to be a national supplier in Canada and recently established a supplier relationship with Sodexo in the United States. Poonam credits Elizabeth with giving her the confidence and knowledge required to work with a large corporation.
Information about DiversityCan Magazine, and the awards and bios of the 2017 Top Influential Women in HR & Diversity can be accessed here.
About Sodexo in Canada
Sodexo's 10,000 employees work together to improve the Quality of Life for customers by designing, managing, and delivering a wide range of services, from project management to energy planning, from technical building maintenance to concierge services, from housekeeping to fitness centre management, from catering and foodservices to clinical technology management. Sodexo delivers these solutions at nearly 750 locations for more than 230 clients across Canada.
Cultivating a diverse supplier network is part of Sodexo's strategic vision to enhance service excellence through inclusion and diversity. Internally, Sodexo strives to provide employees with the best possible work/life experience, regardless of age, gender, nationality, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or culture.
Sodexo's STOP HUNGER Foundation is an independent charitable organization that has donated more than 1,000,000 meals to at risk youth in Canada since it was founded in 2001. Follow us on Twitter @SodexoCanada
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