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Eagle President Earns a Place in Women’s Executive Network Top 100 Hall of Fame
Ottawa, ON, November 21, 2007 – The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) announced today that Janis Grantham, Eagle’s President and COO, has been inducted into the Top 100 Hall of Fame for Canada’s Most Powerful Women. The hall of fame includes 44 of Canada’s most accomplished women leaders in all categories, all of whom were listed on the Top 100 list at least 3 times in the past four years. Grantham held a place in these rankings for four consecutive years as one of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs.
“Women need to know that success is possible in the business world and WXN does a great job at that.” said Janis Grantham, Eagle’s President and COO. “This kind of recognition is one way to show that glass ceilings can be broken and I’m proud to be a part of WXN’s Hall of Fame.” In addition to being listed in the WXN’s rankings, Janis Grantham has also been recognized by PROFIT Magazine since 2001 as one of Canada’s top Women entrepreneurs. This year marked her 3rd consecutive year at number 4.
About the Women’s Executive Network
The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) is Canada’s leading organization dedicated to the recognition and advancement of female leaders in the workplace. It is Canada’s most influential female audience and uses tools such as innovative networking, mentoring, and professional and personal development to support and recognize executive-minded women and their organizations in the pursuit of excellence. Through these efforts, the WXN partners and corporate members are able to become and be recognized as employers of choice and leaders in the advancement of diversity.
About Eagle
Founded in 1996, Eagle is one Canada’s largest and most successful IT Staffing companies. A Canadian–owned company with ten (10) offices from coast-to-coast, Eagle specializes in sourcing technology professionals for contract and full-time positions. The company has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best managed companies every year since 1999, was named a Top 20 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada in April 2006 and achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification in June 2006. Eagle is also a very active advocate within the Canadian staffing industry association (ACSESS), supports many charities and provides fourteen (14) scholarships to college students each year. To learn more about Eagle and its network of offices, please visit www.eagleonline.com or call toll-free 1-800-95-NESST (63778). Check out Eagle’s blog at http://eagleceonews.blogspot.com.
For more information, please contact:
Dan Gasser, Marketing Coordinator
Eagle Professional Resources Inc. (Eagle)
Phone: (613) 234-1810 Ext. 3247
Toll Free: 1-888-798-8181 Ext. 3247
Email: Dan_Gasser@eagleonline.com
