NFI Board Chair Wendy Kei honored with 2024 WCD Visionary Award

On September 30, NFI Group Board Chair, Wendy Kei, has received Women Corporate Directors (WCD) Visionary Award for Strategic Leadership at WCD’s annual Visionary Awards Celebration in Orlando, Florida. This award honors a woman CEO or board chair who exemplifies leadership through innovation, promotes diversity, drives long-term strategic growth, and fosters programs to mentor and advance female employees.?

“Congratulations to Wendy on this extraordinary award recognizing her excellence in leadership, her commitment to strategy and her mentorship of the next generation of women leaders. Since joining our board in 2022, Wendy has been instrumental in guiding us through an extremely challenging period and helping support our operational and financial recovery. Her dedication and leadership have made our Board and NFI stronger.” said Paul Soubry, President and Chief Executive Officer, NFI.

Wendy was honored with this prestigious award during WCD’s two-day marquee conference, the Global Institute. The Global Institute gathers corporate leaders who provide thought leadership and best practices on today’s most pressing issues for boards and executive leadership teams worldwide.

WCD is the world’s largest community of women corporate board directors, with 70 chapters across six continents and a membership of 2,500 women corporate directors. The WCD’s Visionary Award for Strategic Leadership is given to a current woman CEO or board chair who demonstrates leadership through innovation, board and management team diversity and the successful pursuit of long-term strategic growth, while developing programs to mentor and promote female employees. This award, along with other WCD honorees are chosen by WCD’s Visionary Awards Selection Committee, a group of twelve members representing all regions around the globe, based on the recipients’ continued commitment and efforts in their recognition areas.

Read the press release here.

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