Bravo!
The concrete measures taken by National Bank and the relationships we've built up over the years are getting results, as shown by the following awards and forms of recognition:
One of the best employers in Canada
National Bank ranks highly among Canadian companies with the most innovative and motivating human resources management practices, including diversity management. The proof: the Bank has now been featured six times on the list of the “50 Best Employers in Canada” published by The Globe & Mail’s Report on Business magazine and Montreal daily La Presse. The list is based on a study conducted every year by Hewitt Associates, a global HR outsourcing and consulting firm.
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A woman’s place is…on the Board of Directors
With three women sitting on its Board of Directors, National Bank ranks very high in Canada in this respect. According to figures published in the March 12, 2005 issue of Quebec business magazine Les Affaires, the Bank holds second place in Quebec (tied with Métro and Rona), and is among the 10 companies in Canada with the largest representation of women on their boards. Those numbers say a lot about us!
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Women of influence
From 2004 to 2006, two National Bank Financial Group officers were among the 100 most influential women in Canada in the Corporate Executives category: Patricia Curadeau-Grou, Executive Vice-President, Finance, Risk and Treasury and Gisèle Desrochers, Senior Vice-President – Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. The Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 program presented by the Toronto-based Women’s Executive Network recognizes women, who hold Senior Management positions, who are top performers in the country and actively involved in their field of activity and their community.
In 2009 and 2010, three others officers were also identified among the 100 most influential women in Canada: Ms France Roy-Maffeï (Senior Vice-President, Retail and Commercial Operations), Kathleen Zicat (Senior Vice-President, Sales and Service - Retail Banking) and Lynn Jeanniot (Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs).
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Réal Raymond honoured by B'nai Brith Canada
On November 30 2005, then President and Chief Executive Officer of National Bank Réal Raymond, was presented with the Award of Merit on behalf of the Canadian Jewish community by the Quebec region of B’nai Brith Canada. The Award of Merit is given to eminent personalities in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the advancement of Canadian society.
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The Bank receives the Maurice Pollack Award
The Bank received the Maurice Pollack Award in the “private sector enterprises or organizations” category as part of the 9th edition of the Quebec Awards for Citizenship. Yolande James, Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities, presented the awards at the Quebec Parliament Building on June 18.
The Maurice Pollack Award highlights the efforts of businesses that support equal access to employment for Quebecers from cultural communities and visible minorities and the adaptation of services in the workplace.
National Bank was recognized for its leadership and innovation in managing diversity, as well as for being a community role model. The Bank’s strategy is based, among other things, on developing leadership in diversity, creating a diversified talent pool, attracting members of cultural communities and managing diversity as an economic enabler.
The Bank is a member of the Council of Partners of the International Metropolis Project – Montreal, a forum for research and the development of public policy on the ethno-cultural diversification of cities. Working with several government, university and community partners, it organized a seminar on the benefits of hiring immigrant labour for managers of small- and medium sized businesses.
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