“An increasing number of women on boards of directors is encouraging and is likely to lead to more executive officers, too. The number of female directors in Canada now exceeds 20 percent so I’m confident the number of women in the executive ranks will begin to increase at a faster pace as the pipeline continues to develop and companies continue to focus on the value of diversity.”

–	Leslie O’Donoghue, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development & Strategy, and Chief Risk Officer, Agrium