CALGARY,
AB, March 25, 2022 /CNW/ - Mainstreet Equity
Corp. (Mainstreet), Canada's
leading real estate corporation on the TSX (TSX: MEQ), specializing
in quality, affordable mid-market apartment buildings in western
Canada, are proud to be included
as a leader in gender equity in the annual "Women Lead Here" list
published by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business (ROB)
magazine. This annual editorial benchmark identifies best-in-class
executive gender diversity in corporate Canada.
Established in 2020 ROB magazine, the Women Lead Here initiative
applies a proprietary research methodology to determine Canadian
corporations with the highest degree of gender diversity among
executive ranks. This initiative highlights businesses that have
made tangible, systemic, organizational progress related to
executive gender parity.
For the 2022 ranking, ROB conducted a journalistic analysis of
almost 500 large, publicly traded Canadian companies, evaluating
the ratio of female-identifying to male-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% of executive roles held by
female-identifying individuals.
As leaders in diversity and inclusion, Mainstreet appreciates
this external recognition of the values which have driven the
company's success.
"What are you talking to me for?" Mainstreet Founder, President,
and CEO Bob Dhillon responded when
asked what he thought set Mainstreet apart. "Everybody knows what I
think. Talk to the women who have sailed us through the dark and
choppy waters of the last few years."
Mainstreet's Vice-President of Operations, Sheena Keslick, and Chief Financial Officer
(CFO), Trina Cui, are just two
examples of the female leadership who have driven the company's
impressive performance through challenges ranging from 2014's oil
price crash to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these hurdles,
the company has continued its twenty-year streak of delivering
double-digit year-over-year organic growth.
"Mainstreet doesn't just have buildings, we have communities.
Every property is a unique combination of residents with varied
experiences, perspectives, and goals; part of our job is to bring
those people together and foster a sense of community to create the
best possible home", Keslick said. "For me, that also means taking
a holistic approach and getting involved in the needs of our
communities."
Keslick can often be found on her volunteer shift handing out food
to those in need at Calgary's
Drop-In Centre, organizing a clothing and fundraising drive for
Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon, or organizing refugee housing
assistance in Edmonton.
"Not every company makes giving back to their communities a
priority, but we've always believed in it strongly at Mainstreet,"
CFO Trina Cui said. "The better your
performance, the greater your ability and responsibility to give
back. Our team, who come from so many different backgrounds, from
Banff to Beijing, have delivered under incredibly tough
market conditions over the last few years. The diversity of
perspective our team provides, combined with our open-door
communication policy, enables us to listen to our team and adjust
our strategy according to the reality on the ground, instead of the
echo in the boardroom."
Attitudes like theirs, combined with their exceptional financial
acumen, it's no wonder these executives are setting the example for
the future of Canadian corporate culture.
The full list of 2022 Women Lead Here honourees can be found in
the April issue of Report On Business magazine, distributed with
The Globe and Mail on Saturday, March 26,
2022, and online now at
tgam.ca/WomenLeadHere.
For media inquiries related to Mainstreet or Bob Dhillon, please contact Jesse Greenwell, Mainstreet Communications.
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